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Alpictorial  Tour 

V_^  OF  THE 

GLOBE. 

ILLUSTRATED 

PENAti^^PEHCIL, 


INCLUDING 


EXPERIENCES,  SIGHTS  MD  IMPRESSIONS 

OF 

MEN  AND  THINGS, 

THROUGHOUT 

grery    State    in    the    U"io"» 

AND 

TWENTY  Different  Countries, 

WITH    AN    INTRODUCTION 

By  Rev.  J.  H.  VINCENT,  D.D.,  LLD. 


COPYRIGHTED  1887,   BY  PHILIP  PHILLIPS. 

ALL    RIGHTS    SECURED, 


PUBLISHED    BY 

THE    PHILLIPS    PUBLISHING   CO. 

BIBLE    HOUSE,   NEW   YORK. 


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©0  fflY  ?:t3lPE, 

WHOSE  CONSISTENT  LIFE,  TIMEI.Y  COUNSELS,  UNSELFISH  SPIRIT,  UNWAVERING  DEVOTION, 

AND  AFFECTIONATE  COMPANIONSHIP  HAVE  EVER  MADE  MY  LIFE 

AS  A  SUMMER  MORNING  AT  HOME. 

So  ^HE  SEHDEI^  ffiEMOI^IES  OP 

fflY  €LDESip  Son,  (5ames, 

(NOW  DECEASED,) 

WHOSE  BOYISH  CURIOSITY,  FILIAL  LOVE,  AMBITION,  AND  READY  SERVICES  IN  THE 

LONG  JOURNEY  CONDUCED  TO  ITS  COURAGE  BY  THE  WAY; 

AND 


k. 


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So  fflY  T/oUNGBsm  Son,  ©hilip, 


NAMESAKE,  AND  PET  OF  THE  PARTY,  WHOSE  CHILD-LIKE  WAYS,  WHOSE  SONGS  AND 
CRIES  WERE  ALIKE  MUSIC  TO  US  ALL,  WHO  SO  OFTEN  PUZZLED  US  IN  THE  BREAKING  DAWN,  BY  SI 

ASKING,  "  PAPA,  MAMMA,  WHERE  ARE  WE  NOW?"  WHOSE  PRATTLE  AND  J/ 

PLAY  GAVE  US  THE  REAL  HOME  FEELING  ABROAD. 


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PREFACE. 


Gkntlk  reader,  when  you  open 
Oft  the  pages  of  tliis  vohnne, 
Full  we  trust  'twill  he  of  interest, 
As  a  summer  day  of  sunshine, 
Full  of  pleasure  and  instruction 
As  the  ocean  is  of  billows. 
It  will  take  you  on  a  journey, 
On  a  rare  and  wondrous  journey, 
From  the  shores  of  Columbia 
And  the  cities  of  New  England, 
To  the  vast  and  great  Niagara, 
Roaring  loutl  and  roaring  louder, 
Till  your  ears  are  filled  with  thunder ; 
It  will  take  you  to  the  south  land, 
View  the  cotton-fields  and  negroes. 
View  the  marvelous  plantations, 
And  the  great  Palmetto  swamp  lands ; 
It  will  take  you  to  the  wheat-fields. 
Through  the  rolling,  verdant  jjrairies; 
It  will  traverse  to  yon  mountains — 
Mountains  great  and  highlands  mighty, 
(jardens  wonderful  'twill  show  you, 
Manv  a  deep  and  wooded  valley, 
Many  a  fall  of  "Laughing  Water;" 
And  from  off  the  shores  of  Freedom 
It  will  take  you  o'er  the  ocean — 
O'er  the  mild  and  calm  Pacific, 
To  the  island  land  Australia, 
Through  its  gullies  filled  with  fern-trees, 
Through  its  gold-fields  and  its  cities. 
It  will  lead  you  ever  onward 
Where  the  spicy  breezes  linger. 
Where  the  Devil-dancers  worship; 
In  Ceylon's  all  beauteous  island, 
Where  the  temples  of  Benares 
Border  on  the  sacred  river, 

Delaware,  Ohio,  April  lo,  18S7. 


Where  the  Taj-Tomb  most  majestic 

Fills  the  looker-on  with  wonder, 

It  will  take  you  in  its  journeys. 

Then   from   Inilia's  land  of  idols 

It  will  lead  you  up  to  Egypt, 

It  will  climb  the  lofty  Pyramids, 

Antl  will  view  the  Nile  on  flowing; 

Into   Palestine  'twill  bring  you. 

Where  the  Savior  lived  and  suffered, 

Glorious  land  of  gospel  history. 

Then  to  Italy,  land  of  painters. 

Land  of  architects  and  sculptors ; 

And  to  France  and  mighty  Paris, 

Past  the  vineyards  all  about  you. 

It  will  onward  take  its  journey, 

It  will  climb  the  Alpine  glacier, 

It  will  sail  the  Rhine  historic. 

It  will  view  the  dykes  of  Holland 

And  old  Briton's  wondrous  country. 

Think  you  then  this  trip  worth  taking? 

Would  you  see  these  marvels  mighty, 

View  the  strange  and  curious  customs  ? 

If  you  would,   then  scan  these  pages. 

Give  them  thought  and  deep  attention, 

And  perhaps  with  pen  and  pencil 

I  may  paint  the  moaning  forest. 

Paint  the  sad  and  heaving  ocean, 

Paint  the  mountains  high  and  hoary, 

And  the  rivers  deep  and  mighty. 

With  these  kindly  words  of  promise, 

Gentle  reader,  now  I  leave  you, 

And   I  trust  will  make   the  pleasure 

Of  the  seeing  and  the  viewing 

Of  these  w^ondrous  scenes  and  marvels 

Yours,   as  much  as  books  can  make  them. 

Philip  Phillips,  Jr. 


*:  .     INTRODUCTION.       ^^- 


BY  REV.   J.    H.    VINCENT,    D.D.,  LL.  D. 


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';UT  few  words  are  necessary  in  introducing  this  volume  to  the  "wide,  wide  world" 
of  general  readers,  and  especially  to  that  large  part  of  it  made  uj)  of  persons  who 


£>         have  listened  to  the  songs  of  the  singer  himself,   Mr.   Philip  Phillips,  a  world- 


CO.      wide  traveler,   who  has  compassed  the  globe,  reaching,  perhaps,  a  larger  number  of 
hearers  than  any  other  religious  singer  of  our  day. 

There  is  a  realm  of  classic  music  in  which  success  has  been  sought  and  achieved 
by  gifted  and  ambitious  singers.  They  have  subjected  their  vocal  powers  to  the  severest 
training,  under  the  great  masters  of  voice-culture  on  two  continents.  They  have  been  able 
to  perform  vocal  feats  rivaling  in  boldness  and  wonder  the  achievements  of  the  athlete.  They 
have  studied  for  immediate  effect.  They  have  sought  human  applause,  and  have  won  it. 
The  triumphs  of  a  single  concert  have  compensated  them  for  years  of  patient  toil  and  frequent 
failure.  Amidst  the  ringing  plaudits  of  enthusiastic  auditors,  they  find  reward  for  persist- 
ency, fatigue,  expense,  and  patient  waiting. 

Art,  in  its  highest  forms,  is  to  be  glorified,  .^rt  may  indeed  be  of  man,  but  man  is  of 
God;  and  true  art  is  but  the  evolution,  through  human  j)urpose,  energy,  and  skill  of  the  di- 
vine conception  and  ideal.  It  is  legitimate  and  praiseworthy  to  seek  the  highest  attainments 
in  whatever  line  of  life  one  has  a  peculiar  aptitude,  and  to  which  he  is  by  natural  endow- 
ment called ;  for  thus  man  may  glorify  his  Creator. 

Men  sometimes  achieve  success  in  specialties  of  thought  and  labor  without  protracted 
preparatory  training.  Native  taste  and  tact  sometimes  produce  the  most  delicate  and  power- 
ful effects  of  high  art.  This  is  true  in  oratory  as  in  music.  John  Summerfield,  without  the 
training  of  the  schools,  held  the  multitudes  who  thronged  to  hear  him,  spell-bound  by  his 
matchless  eloquence.  An  Everett  might  well  have  coveted  the  magnetic  power  and  jieculiar 
grace  of  that  young  Methodist  orator. 

Bailey  says  in  "Festus"  that  '-love  is  the  art  of  hearts,  and  the  heart  of  arts."  The 
burning  eloquence  of  Summerfield,  while  resulting  from  natural  power,  was  also  dependent 
largely  upon  the  intensity  of  the  divine  love  which  dwelt  within  him. 

Many  of  the  early  preachers  of  Methodism  in  England  and  in  the  far  West  and  South 
of  our  own  country,  derived  their  success  from  this  twofold  endowment— inborn  tact  and 
divine  impulse.  Some  of  the  finest  oratory  ever  heard  on  this  continent  has  been  of  this 
natural  sort — developed  entirely  outside  of  the  schools. 

In  music  we  discover  the  same  law.  Culture  exalts  mediocrity.  An  ordinary  voice  well 
trained  gives  pleasure  by  its  clearness,  accuracy,  and  the  perfect  control  in  which  it  is  held. 

(V) 


INTRODUCTION. 


Where  genius  enjoys  culture  tlie  largest  results  are  secured  ;  and  where  genius  and  a  leriain 
divine  inspiration  are  combined — the  inspiration  of  tender,  genuine  love — we  find,  even  where 
culture  may  be  lacking,  the  success  already  mentioned. 

The  modern  religious  awakenings  on  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic,  as  well  as  the  enthusiasm 
enkindled  during  our  civil  war,  now  happily  lying  in  quite  a  remote  past,  were  largely  at- 
tributable to  the  i)ower  of  song — the  song  of  the  individual  singer  or  of  great  choruses  or 
the  thunder  of  song  from  the  enraptured  multitudes.  Mr.  Moody  owes  a  large  part  of  his 
success  to  Mr.  Sankey.  It  is  doubtful  whether  he  could  ever,  by  any  powers  which  he  jjos- 
sesses.  have  achieved  a  tithe  of  his  success  but  for  the  musical  inspirations  excited  by  his  coni- 
])eer,  and  the  immense  choirs  which  he  had  the  wise  ixjlicy  to  organize,  .■\mong  the  human 
instrumentalities  which  God  has  so  abundantly  blessed  in  this  great  revival  movement,  the 
principal  one  is  the  inartistic,  uncultivated,  fervent  singing  of  Sankey  and  his  associates.  In 
the  honors  to  be  awarded  in  the  future  by  a  grateful  Republic,  the  writers  and  singers  of 
our  most  pojuilar  war  songs  will  receive  a  share  of  the  glory  once  bestowed  so  lavishly — anil 
none  too  lavishly — upon  the  war  president  and  his  successful  generals.  The  old  "Glory,  glory, 
hallelujah!  "  "  Your  mission,"  "  Tramp,  tramp,  tramp,'"  and  others  of  our  patriotic  songs  stirred 
the  hearts  of  the  people  to  their  very  depths,  and  rallied  the  masses  of  the  people  round  the 
banner  of  the  nation. 

In  this  department  of  naturally-endowed  and  inspired  singing  we  must  place  the  subject 
of  the  present  volume.  In  the  war  time  and  its  revival  services,  at  Sunday-school  conven- 
tions and  elsewhere  he  has  been  a  great  blessing  to  the  church  and  the  nation.  Untrained 
in  the  schools,  as  indifferent  to  the  laws  of  high  art  in  vocal  performance  as  was  John  Sum- 
merfield  to  the  mere  theory  of  elocution,  Mr.  Phillips  has,  perhaps,  done  more  than  any 
man  of  his  time  for  the  promotion  of  congregational  singing  in  the  churches — the  kindling 
of  fervor  in  public  conventions.  He  has  been  criticised  by  foe  and  friend,  but  he  has  gone 
steadily  forward  singing  his  simj)le  melodies,  publishing  books,  crossing  continents  and  oceans, 
and  inciting  many  a  heart  to  renewed  consecration  and  holy  service. 

From  personal  knowledge  of  Mr.  Phlliips  for  more  than  twenty  years,  from  intimate 
association  with  him  in  Sunday-school  and  church  work,  from  long  weeks  of  travel  in  his 
company  on  both  sides  of  the  continent,  I  am  glad  to  be  able  to  pay  this  willing  tribute  to 
his  genuineness  as  a  man,  his  earnestness,  fidelity,  and  conscientiousness  as  a  Christian, 
his  simplicity  and  effectiveness  as  a  singer  for  the  cause  of  lumianity  and  Christ. 


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Chap II- R  I. — Xr.w   ^■oRK. 

t'i^^^J  Hf)  will  grudge  me  a  moment  tu  linger  in  ccintcmplation  of  such  a  rity?  If  I.  af- 
|''KV\|:'w"  '"'"''  '^'-'^^  York  to  be  tlie  finest  city  in  the  world,  no  American  will  dis]nite  with 
""""^^■1;      me,  and   no   foreigner  would  wish   to  dim  the   native  ardor  of  my  pride.     Rut   I 

'p  shall  not  say  that;  for  I  have  visited  the  hundred  mighty  cities  of  the  East,  and 
have  learned  to  know  that  no  one  city  can  claim  pre-eminence  in  everything,  and 
that  each  has  something  which  gives  it  a  prior  claim  to  fame.  If  Xew  York  has  its 
Fifth  Avenue  and  Central  Park,  it  has  not  the  romantic  history  of  a  thousand  years 
whi<  h  makes  every  stone  of  some  older  cities  a  monument  of  greatness  passed  away. 
But  though  I  have  walked  the  fashionable  boulevards  of  Paris,  the  busy  avenues  of  Berlin, 
and  the  densely  populated  thoroughfares  of  London,  1  know  I  shall  be  forgiven  by  my  friends 
in  each,  if  I  give  preference  for  my  home  city.  New  York.  Before  proceeding  with  New 
York,  let  me  just  say  a  word  or  two  about  myself,  in  order  that  both  my  book  and  work 
may  be  better  understood. 

In  starting  upon  my  new  departure,  three  objects  impressed  themselves  upon  me  as  the 
aim  of  my  efforts,  and   I   will  here  name  them   in  the  order  of  their  importance  : 

First, — To  cheer  and  uplift  Christians  by  the  sweet  Bible  promises; 

Second, — To  lure  the  erring  or  indifferent  to  Christ,  by  the  charm  of  lofty  sentiment  and 
pleasing  melody;  and. 

Third, —  To  provide  an  honest  living  for  myself  and  family,  in  such  a  way  as  to  be  able 
to  aid  many  Christian  enterprises,  without  being  a  burden  to  any  organization  for  my  expenses. 

With  these  objects  in  my  heart,  I  have  continued  singing  until  now. 

New  York,  as  most  people  know,  was  originally  a  Dutch  settlement:  after  which  it  (  ame 
into  the  possession  of  the  English,  who  gave  the  city  its  name,  in  honor  of  the  Duke  of  York, 
to  whom,  at  that  time,  it  belonged.  Two  hundred  years,  however,  have  passed  away  since 
thin,  and  little  remains  to  perpetuate  the  story  of  its  origin. 

Of  my  especial  work  in  New  York,  1  will  give  two  illustrations,  showing  bright  and  dark 
sides  of  New  York  life.  The  first  of  these  was  the  occasion  of  my  singing  at  the  anniversary 
of  the  Christian  Commission,  in  the  New  York  Academy  of  Music.  I  shall  never  forget  the 
trepidation  with  which  I  anticipated  this  effort.  The  audience,  I  knew,  would  be  a  most 
brilliant  one,  and,  to  a  great  extent,  it  was  an  experiment  to  attempt  their  entertainment  by 
simple  gospel  songs.  The  elite  of  the  metropolis  were  present — an  assemblage  of  over  three 
thousand  persons ;  but  soon  the  resjwnses  from  the  audience  reassured  me,  and  I  felt  that  I 
was  safe.  The  sentiments  uttered  in  song  found  answers  in  many  hearts,  and  the  applause 
was  frequent  and  hearty.  Even  the  New  York  ])ress  ventured,  on  the  following  day,  to  speak 
in  ap[)roving  terms  of  this  "new  departure  '  in  sacred  song.  The  New  York  Triluiiie  re- 
marked: "Since  the  days  of  the  ^\'esleys  there  has  jjrobably  been  no  man  who  has  been  so 
popular  as  a  leader  and  singer  of  sacred  song  as  Mr.    Phillips.'' 

But  to  my  other  illustration:  That   which,  to  my  c/wa  soul,  is  the   most   satisfactory  work 

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A/iir  yoa'a: 


1  have  ever  done,  was  singing  in  the  slums  of  New  York,  in  connection  with  Rev.  WilHani 
Hooles'  and  Jerry  McCauly's  mission.  Water  Street  is  well  known  as  one  of  ilic  vilest  (gar- 
ters in  New  York.  Here  at  this  time,  a  plain  mission-room  stood,  while  a  sinall  band  of 
no!)le  workers  were  laboring  to  save  the  fallen.  One  Sunday  evening  the  little  mission  hall 
war.  crowded  with  Magdalenes  and  others  of  the  most  vicious  characters  of  the  Fourth  Ward. 
I  was  to  sing  for  this  strange  audience. 

At  the  time  for  opening  exercises,  the  famous  Kit  lUirns,  a  notorious  and  desperate  char- 
acter at  that  time,  heading  a  band  of  about  thirty  "roughs,"  marched  iij)  the  aisle  and  look 
a  ])osition  immediately  in  front  of  me. 

I  feared  we  should  have  trouble  with  him  before  the  evening  was  over;  but,  trusting  in 
God,  began  the  services  as  usual.  For  a  time  all  went  well.  Kit  and  his  companions  list- 
ened with  marked  attention  through  several  songs.  Then  some  one  called  out  from  the  door : 
■•Kit,  you're  wanted."     Rising  at  once  in  his  seat.   Kit  sent  back  the  ready  answer:   "Tell 

"em  to  go  to  ."     Not  noticing  the  interruption,  I  went  on  singing  of  Jesus  and  his  love. 

Again  the  rough  shouted  from  the  door:  "Kit,  you're  wanted  outside.''  "I'his  time  the  burly 
leader  stood  up,  and  in  his  hoarse  voice  called  back:  "Tell  'em  this  is  the  first  Jesus  meetin' 
I've  ever  been  at,  and  I  shall  stay  till  it's  out."  This  seemed  to  settle  the  matter,  and  we 
had  no  more  trouble  from  outside.  During  the  evening  I  gave  a  short  exhortation,  pleading 
with  the  unconverted  to  come  to  Christ,  and  begin  a  better  life.  So  close  was  the  crowd 
as  they  sat  around  me,  that  I  could  hear  some  of  the  women  say:  "We  will  do  better! 
Yes,  we  will  I"  No  doubt  they  were  sincere  in  these  promises;  but  only  God  and  the  poor 
chained  soul  can  fully  understand  the  galling  bondage  of  habit.  Many  a  woman  there  would 
weep  with  remorseful  emotion  over  the  tender  allusions  to  "little  baby  fingers,"  and  all  the 
motherhood  in  her  be  aroused  to  pledge  itself  for  her  own  darlings  ;  yet,  when  to-morrow 
came,  the  bad  associations  drew  so  powerfully  that  the  old  neglect  and  sin  went  on.  ^Vhile 
1  sang  "Scatter  seeds  of  kindness,"  it  all  seemed  quite  possible;  but  the  to-morrow's  test  too 
often  found  them  unequal  to  it.  Sin  had  left  its  mark  of  irresolution  upon  them.  Only  by 
sovereign  grace  can  such  poor,  weakened  souls  be  held  to  a  better  purpose  and  life. 


TERRACE,  CENTRAL  YAKK. 


A  few  days  after  this,  one  of  the  women  who  attended  the  meeting  on  this  .Sunday  even- 
ing, was  found  dnmk  on  the  street.  The  Matron  of  the  Mission,  seeing  her  condition,  man- 
aged to  get  her  into  the  mission-room,  that  she  might  be  saved  from  the  idle  gaze  of  the 
crowd  until  she  came  to  herself.  For  some  time  she  lay  in  a  dnmken  stupor  on  the  floor, 
and  then  the  influence  of  her  dram  began  to  pass  off  Raising  herself  on  her  elbow,  she  looked 
around,  and,  thinking  .she  was  in  the  "Tombs"  or  "lock-up,"  thus  began  to  soliloquize: 
"Now,  I'll  have  to  stay  here  thirty  days'' — that  being  the  penalty  for  drunkenness  on  the 
street — "my  business  will  all  go  to  sticks!  I  know  the  policeman,  d — n  him!  When  I  get 
out  I'll  show  him  ; "  but  just  here,  looking  about  more  closely,  she  perceived  her  mistake, 
and  muttered:  "I  ain't  in  the  Tombs  after  all.  Where  am  I?"  Then,  after  a  moment: 
"Oh.    Fm  in  tliat  jilace  where  they  scatter  seeds  of  kindness."     She  remembered  the  song 


A"a;;'  yoj^a: 


of  the  previous  Sunday  night.  The  Matron,  overhearing  her  words,  came  to  her  and  said : 
"Yes,  I  found  you  on  the  sidewalk,  drunk,  and  I  knew  the  pohceman  would  soon  get  you 
into  the  Tombs ;  so  I  brought  you  in  here  to  rest.  Now,  won't  you  come  with  me,  and 
have  a  good  wash  and  a  cup  of  tea?"  "Oh,  1  am  too  dirty,"  was  her  reply,  as  she  sur- 
veyed her  bedraggled  clothing  and  soiled  hands.  "No,  come;  it  will  do  you  good,"  still 
argued  her  new  "friend;  and,  by  her  winning  kindness,  the  poor  woman  was  ])ersuaded  to 
go  in,  wash  herself,  and  have  a  cup  of  the  good  Matron's  tea.  ^Vhile  the  abashed  woman 
sat  there,  a  few  earnest  Christians  dropped  in,  and  a  short  prayer-meeting  ensued,  in  which 
she  was  hopefully  converted  to  (lod.  She  held  fast  her  profession  of  faith;  and,  after  three 
months,  died  in  the  triumphs  of  the  gospel. 


BLEVATED    RAILROAD. 


Since  singing  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  I  have  given  upwards  of  two  hundred  evenings 
of  song  in  New  York  City,  besides  conducting  the  music  at  numerous  religious  gatherings. 

New  York  is  a  very  cosmopolitan  city.  There  is  about  it  all  the  busy  aspect  which  has 
often  been  described.  The  Broadway  is  frequently  dangerously  crowded  with  traffic.  I-ifth 
.•\ venue  is  the  finest  fashionable  street  in  America,  and  one  of  the  handsomest  in  the  world. 
Here  the  cream  of  New  York  society  live,  and  the  evidences  of  wealth  on  every  hand  are 
apparent. 

Central  Park,  however,  is  the  greatest  boast  of  New  Yorkers,  and  they  have  reason  to 
be  proud  of  it.  The  ornamental  gardening  is  one  of  the  chief  features,  and  it  aids  to  make  the 
park  not  only  attractive  but  picturesque.  Pleasure  boats  of  various  sizes  are  seen  ujion  the 
numerous  lakes  in  the  summer  time,  and  with  their  little  flags  and  the  awnmgs  of  the  larger 
boats  help  to  make  a  pretty  and  effective  sight.  From  here  we  will  take  the  Elevated  Rail- 
road, or  L  road,  as  the  railway  is  called.  'I'his  is  a  novelty  which  no  other  city  in  the  world 
l)resents.  The  line  now  almost  encircles  the  city,  the  rails  being  on  a  level  with  the  second 
floor  windows  of  the  houses  and   places  of  business,  and   in  some  streets   higher  than  this. 


.\/.;c  ioA'A: 


The  fare  for  any  distance  is  five  cents,  and  it  is  said  that  over  300,000  ride  daily  in  tliese 
cars.  Leaving  the  elevated  at  the  Battery,  we  make  our  way  to  the  harbor  to  get  a  glinijise 
of  the  colossal  statue  of  Liberty  erected  on  Bedloc's  Island. 

This  new  wonder  of  the  world  is  the  largest  statue  ever  i)roduted.  l-iberty's  torch 
towers  three  hundred  and  five  feet  six  inches  above  the  waters  of  the  bay.  The  conception 
and  execution  of  this  vast  work  are  due  to  the  great  French  sculptor,  M.  Bartholdi,  who 
devoted  to  it  eight  years  of  his  life  and  most  of  his  fortune,  and  whose  generous  imijulses 
prompted  him  to  make  such  a  gift  to  the  United  States. 

l-'rom  here  we  proceed  to  the  Suspensi<;n  Bridge  over  the  East  River  from  New  Wnk 
to  the  Brooklyn  side. 


BROOKLYN     KRIDOE. 


This  is  a  gigantic  piece  of  engineering,  and  the  largest  suspension  bridge  in  the  world. 
The  whole  length  of  the  bridge  is  five  thousand  nine  hundred  and  eighty-nine  feet.  Its  width 
is  eighty-five  feet,  which  includes  a  promenade  for  foot  passengers,  two  railroad  tracks  on  whi(  h 
run  passenger  cable  cars,  and  roadways  for  vehicles.  It  usually  takes  about  twenty  minutts 
to  pass  over  on  foot  to  Brooklyn,  the  third  largest  city  in  the  United  States.  The  commer- 
cial growth  of  the  city  during  the  past  forty  years  is  a  wonder  even  of  .-Vmerican  ])rogress. 
The  warehouses  here  comprise  the  largest  granaries  in  the  world.  The  main  business  thor- 
oughfare is  Fulton  Street,  while  Clinton  Avenue  is  the  handsomest  street  in  the  city,  being 
embowered  with  trees  and  lined  with  fine  residences,  surrounded  by  ornamental  grounds. 
Greenwood  Cemetery  should  also  be  visited,  being  one  of  the  finest  burial  places  on  the  glolie. 
Costly  monuments  abound  on  every  hand,  and,  aided  by  rising  ground,  with  lakes  and  shady 
groves,  a  very  picturesque  scene  is  made  up.  Brooklyn  is  said  to  be  a  city  of  churches. 
Here  are  the  Tabernacle  of  Dr.  Tallmage  and  the  Plymouth  Church  of  the  late  Henry 
Ward  Beecher,  both  of  which  should  be  visited. 


Ch.\ptf.r  II. — Up  the  Hudson. 

IKE  the  pebble  thrown  into  the  lake,   which  .shows  its  influence  by  the  ever-widen- 
ing  circles,   so    I,   proceeding    to   widen   the   area   of  my  operations,   re -cross   the 
suspension   bridge  and  proceed  on  my  way  up  the  beautiful  Hudson,   where   may 
be  seen   some  of  the  most   charming  scenery  in  America,   stopping  at  Yonkers,   a 
populous  suburban  town  situated  on  villa-crowned  slopes,  and  also  at  Tarrytown,  where 
Washington  Irving  resided.     This   name,   he   says,   was  given   in   former  times   by  the 
housewives  of  the  neighboring  country  in  consequence  of  the  inveterate  propensity  of 
their   husbands   to   linger   about    the  village    taxerns   on   market-days.     Sing   Sing,   the 
prison,  is  also  near  here. 
The  next  place  of  interest  is  Peekskill,  and  after  leaving  here  the  highlands  of  the  Hud- 
son are  entered.     These  present  a  continual  change  of  rich  scenery. 

West  Fomt  comes  next.  Here  is  the  Military  Academy,  one  of  the  first  of  its  kind  in 
America.     The  cadets'  parade,  morning  and  evening,  is  quite  a  sight. 

My  next  stop  was  at  Newburg,  a  beautifully-situated  city,  and  the  scene  of  many  inter- 
esting events  during  the  Revolution.  On  the  bluffs  below  it  were  Washington's  headquarters, 
and  other  reminders  are  ]jresent  of  the  struggle  of  a  hundred  years  ago. 


State 


67'   I  HE  JH  DSO.X. 


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Fifteen  miles  further  \\\t  on  the  east  bank  of  the  river  is  Poughkeepsie,  built  on  an  elevated 
])lain,  having  several  fine  churches  and  no  less  than  eight  important  educational  institutions, 
including  Vassar  College,  one  of  the  leading  female  colleges  of  the  world.  The  buildings 
occupy  a  commanding  site,  and  are  modeled  after  the  Tuilleries.  The  college  stands  on  its 
own  grounds,  which  cover  some  two  hundred  acres.  .Xfter  leaving  Pcnighkeepsie,  the  ("atskill 
.Mountains,  which  can  be  seen  for  a  very  long  distance  from  the  river,  begin  now  to  assume 
a  nobler  aspect,  and  form  a  striking  background  to  the  beautiful  scenery  stretched  from  them 
to  the  river  side. 


VASSAR    rOLI.EGE    ON    THK    HUDSON. 


Catskill  Station  is  the  landing  place  for  tlie  mountains,  and  for  those  who  desire  to  remain 
for  a  time  in  this  deliglitful  spot.  Here  there  are  always  stage  coaches  waiting,  which  will 
convey  the  tourists  through  Sleejjy  Hollow,  where  Rip  Van  Winkel  is  fabled  to  have  had  his 
long,  deep  sleep.  The  journey  from  Catskill  to  Albany  can  either  be  jierformed  by  the  boat 
or  by  rail.  Albany  is  the  State's  cai)ital;  it  is  also  known  as  the  Knickerbocker  city  of 
.Vmerica.  It  is  very  picturesquely  situated,  and  contains  many  features  of  interest,  among 
which  may  be  mentioned  the  New  State  Capitol,  with  one  exception  the  most  sjjlendid  edifice 
in  America. 

Troy  is  only  eight  miles  from  Albany,  with  a  choice  of  reaching  it  by  street  car,  omnibus 
fir  railway. 

Glen  Falls  and  Saratoga  Springs  are  well  deserving  of  a  visit.  The  latter  is  one  of  the 
most  famous  ])laces  of  summer  resort  in  the  United  States,  and  is  fretpiented  by  Americans 
from  all  sections,  and  by  foreign  tourists  from  all  parts  of  Europe.  Another  agreeable  resort 
is  Mount  Mc(iregor,  lying  one  thousand  feet  higher  than  the  Sjirings,  where  the  late  (Jeneral 
Grant  was  taken  during  his  sickness,  and  where  he  breathed  his  last.  We  now  take  rail  for 
Utica,  a  handsome  manufacturing  city  noted  for  its  great  State  Lunatic  Asylum.  Leaving 
LUica,  the  train  ])asses  on  to  Rome,  a  flourishing  city  with  several  fine  buildings,  of  which 
the  handsomest  is  the  seminary;  thence  to  .Vuburn,  the  famous  prison  city,  where  the  crim- 
inals of  the  western  half  of  the  State  are  confined.  Syracuse  is  the  next  important  city  on 
the  line  of  the  road.  It  is  famous  for  its  salt  springs,  the  most  extensive  in  America.  Next 
comes  Rochester,  the  metropolis  of  central  New  York,  w-here  years  before,  in  a  large  hall, 
at  the  age  of  eighteen,  I  made  my  debut  as  a  singer.  My  next  engagement  was  at  Buffalo, 
the  immense  wheat  granary  of  the  lower  lakes.  Among  the  public  and  prominent  buildings 
the  following  may  be  named:  St.  Paul's  Cathedral  (E])isco|>al),  the  State  .Arsenal,  the  State 
.\rmory,  the  (leneral  Hospital,  Court  House,  and  City  Hall,  St.  Joseph's  (Roman  Catholic) 
("athedral,  and  the  State  .'Xsylmn  for  the  Insane,  which  the  Buffalonites  claim  to  be  the  largest 
in  the  States,  if  not  in  the  world.  The  next  point  of  interest  is  one  which  deserves  a  new 
chapter. 


I , 


A/.lG.lA'.l   /-ALLS. 


NIAGARA    FROM    BELOW. 


(JIAnF.R     III. NlACAKA     IaI.LS. 

fe^O  write  a  coni[)rehcnsive  descriiJtion 
tWi?    of  the  Falls  of   Niagara  is  a   task 
far  beyond  the  power  of  [(en.    Many 
writers  liave  essayed  to  give  a  de- 
scription of  Niagara,  but  the  best  at- 
tempts have  given  but  a  mere  idea 
of  its   stupendous  might,  its  chang- 
ing   color,     its    tremendous 
^        rush,  its  never-ceasing  roar. 
'-  The  State  of  New  York, 

on  July  15,  18S5,  purchased 
the  land  about  the  Falls,  and 
opened  it  free  to  the  world, 
and  now  no  toll-gates  con- 
front the  tourists. 

The   first    jilace   visited  is 
generally  Prospect    Park,  as 
it  is  nearest  the  Falls.     The 
grounds  are    kept   in   a    neat 
and  tidy  condition,   and  the 
Reservation  Police  are  ever 
on  the  alert  to  see  that  the 
regulations      are      enforced. 
Leaving  the  Park,   the  next 
point  of  interest  is  Goat  Isl- 
and.    From  it  may 
be  obtained  a  fine 
view  of  the  Amer- 
ican    and     Horse 
Shoe    Falls.     The 
Cave  of  the  ^\'inds 
is      also      entered 
from  this  island. 

The  morning  is 
the    best    time    to 
visit   Goat  Island, 
as    the    sun    is    at 
your  back,  throw- 
ing a  magnificent 
light  on  the  scen- 
ery.     It  is  a  very 
r-     general,     but    a 
g"      true   expression 
L^i     with  regard  to  the 
^.     Falls,  that  the  im- 
jt'     pression     on     first 
j  ;    glancing    at    them 
^  '    is    one     of    keen 
disappointment. 
Ajs_    Simply     a      hasty 
Wf-    glance    does    not, 
=       however,       realize 
Niagara.     It    is 
requisite    to   stand 
there  and  drink  in 
the  scene  gradual- 
ly,   and    then    the 
first  feeling  of  dis- 


CA.y.lD/AX  PJ<0 1  JXCJCS. 


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appointment  disappears,  and  gives  jilace  to  an  indescribable  sensation  ol  awe  at  its  grandeur. 
It  is  one  of  those  tilings  which  must  be  seen  and  studied  to  lje  appreciated.  An  honest 
Hiliernian,  while  he  gazed  ujjon  it,  being  asked  if  it  was  not  the  most  wonderful  thing  that 
ha  had  ever  seen,  replied:  "Never  a  bit,  never  a  bit.  Shure,  it's  no  wonder  at  all  that  the 
water  should  fall  down  there,  for  I  would  like  to  know  what  could  hinder  it;  but  it's  mighty 
([uare.  though,  I'm  thinking,  how  the  mischief  it  ever  got  u])." 

From  Niagara  we  will  make  a  brief  visit  to  the  Dominion  of  Canada.  The  examination 
of  baggage  as  we  cross  the  Canadian  frontier  is  very  rigid,  and  visitors  will  do  well  to  in- 
clude only  such  articles  as  are  strictly  of  necessary  personal  use. 

Canada  is  chiefly  an  agricultural  country.  It  is  jiractically  an  independent  stale,  though 
it  holds  allegiance  to  the  British  Crown.  Our  first  halt  is  at  Hamilton,  the  Queen  City 
of  Canada,  with  its  wealth  of  churches,  colleges,  and  schools,  abounding  in  the  highest  Chris- 
tian intelligence  and  culture.  While  here  I  visited  the  Branch  Children's  Home,  originated 
by  Rev.  r.  15owman  Stephenson,  of  London,  heard  the  little  ones  sing  sweet  hymns  of  praise, 
and  gave  them  a  word  of  kind  encouragement. 

1  ne.\t  visited  Tcjronto,  the  ca])ital  of  the  province  of  Ontario.  It  is  situated  on  a  beau- 
tiful bay.  The  streets  are  regular,  and,  in  general,  well  paved.  "Toronto"  means,  in  the 
language  of  the 
North  American 
Indians, "the  place 
of  meeting."  There 
are  manv  commer- 
cial buildings  of 
interest  in  the  lead- 
ing thoroughfares 
of  King  and  Yonge 
streets,  while  the 
beautiful  Queen's 
College  and  i)ark 
are  approached  by 
one  of  the  stateliest 
tree-lined  avenues 
in  the  world. 
Some  of  the  pret- 
tiest churches  and 
chajjels  in  the  en- 
tire Dominion  are 
to  be  found  in  To- 
ronto. Dr.  Pun- 
shon's  church,  of 
which  an  engrav- 
ing is  given,  is  a 
very  handsome 
building.  The 
Normal  and  Model 
schools,  the  Educa- 
tional    Museum, 

Trinity  College,  General  Hospital,  and  Crystal  Palace  are  all  objects  of  interest.  The  distance 
from  Toronto  to  Montreal  is  three  hundred  and  thirty-three  miles  by  Grand  Trunk  Railway, 
or  the  whole  distance  can  be  made  by  steamer  on  Lake  Ontario  and  River  St.  Lawrenie, 
if  the  visitor  has  inclination  and  time,  and  the  sail  is  a  most  enjoyable  one.  Montreal  is 
the  commercial  metropolis  of  British  North  America,  situated  on  an  island  of  the  St.  Law- 
rence River.  The  houses  are  built  of  a  grayish  limestone  from  adjacent  quarries,  and  with 
its  tall  spires  and  glittering  roofs  and  domes,  and  the  beautiful  villas  that  stud  its  lofty  back- 
ground, the  city  presents  as  picturesque  a  panorama  as  is  to  be  seen  on  the  entire  continent. 
While  here  I  found  myself  nicely  and  comfortably  quartered  as  the -guest  of  James  S.  Matthew- 
son,  the  great  tea  merchant,  in  a  home  which,  though  luxurious,  is  rendered  doubly  pleasant 
by  the  piety  of  its  inmates.  My  services  here  commenced  at  the  great  St.  James  Street 
Church,  where  I  was  greeted  by  a  large  audience,  which  included  the  eloquent  Dr.  Morley 
Punshon.  The  next  morning  witnessed  the  opening  of  the  Wesleyan  Missionary  Anniversary 
for  a  session  of  several  days,  at  which  Dr.  O.  H.  Tiffany.  Dr.  Punshon,  Dr.  Douglass,  and 


WVRENCE    RIVER. 


/>()C/L^A'    /'/•.\.S//(>.\'.S    CUCKCIl. 


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i>K.    I  L:.ilIv>.N'  S    CHLKt-H. 


CA\.U)/.IX  J'RO I  /XCES. 


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Dr.  Sutherland  were  the  principal  speakers,  whose  addresses  I  interspersed  with  Gospel  songs. 
It  was  a  season  of  great  spiritual  and  intellectual  Christian  enjoyment,  at  which  I  sang  for 
the  first  time  some  lines  written  for  me  by  Dr.  Punshon,  and  for  which  I  had  composed  a 
new  tune,  .^s  Dr.  Punshon  has  since  gone  to  his  rest,  it  may  be  of  interest  to  give  the 
words  he  wrote  for  me  on  that  occasion : 


THE    IMLGKI.M  S    MISSION. 


Listen  !    the  M.isler  beseecheth, 

Calling  each  one  by  his  name, 
His  voice  to  each  loving  heart  reachcth, 

Its  checrfulest  service  to  claim. 
Go  where  the  vineyard  demandeth 

^'ine-(lresser's  nurture  and  care; 
Or  go  where  the  white  harvest  standeth, 

The  joy  ol   the  reaper  to  share. 

Work  for  tlie  good  that  is  nighest; 

Dream  not  of  greatness  afar; 
That  glory  is  ever  the  highest 

Which  shines  upon  men  as  they  are. 
Work,  though   the   world  would  defeat  you ; 

Heed   not  its  slander  and  scorn; 
Nor  weary  till  angels  shall  greet  you 

With  smiles  through  the  gates  of   the  morn. 


Work,   though   the  enemies'   laughter 

Over  the  valleys  may  sweep; 
For  (iod's  patient  workers   hereafter 

Shall   laugh   when   the  enemies  weep. 
Ever  on  Jesus  reliant, 

Tress   on  your  chivalrous  way; 
The  mightiest   Thilistine  giant 

His  Davids  are  chartered   to  slay. 

Offer  thy  life  on  the  altar: 

In   the  high  purpose  be  strong. 
And  if  the  tired  spirit  should  falter, 

Then  sweeten   thy  labor  with  song. 
What  if  the  jjoor  heart  complaineth? 

Soon  shall  its  wailing  be  o'er; 
For  there,  in  the  rest  that  remaineth, 

It  shall  grieve  and  be  weary  no  more. 


From  Montreal  I  journeyed  to  St.  John's,  New  Brunswick,  the  largest  city  in  the  province, 
situated  on  the  St.  John's  River,  at  the  point  of  its  entrance  into  the  Bay  of  Ftmdy.  Here, 
owing  to  the  good  management  of  my  friends,  I  was  most  successful.  Proceeding  thence  to 
Halifax,  the  principal  city  and  capital  of  Nova  Scotia,  situated  on  an  inlet  of  the  extreme 
south-eastern  coast  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  the  principal  naval  and  commercial  station  of  the 
North  -American  colonies,  I  gave  my  first  service  in  the  Brunswick  Wesleyan  Church,  and 
met  with  eipial  success.  I  also  receixed  a  hearty  welcome  at  Pictou,  Truro,  Moncton.  Wind- 
sor, Fredericton,  Woodstock,  and  as  far  down  as  Charlottestown,  the  beautiful  capital  of  Prince 
Edward's  Island. 

The  station  of  the  Direct  Cable  Company,  in  Nova  Scotia,  situated  at  Webber's  Cove, 
Torbay,  one  hundred  and  twenty  miles  east  of  Halifax,  consists  of  a  cable-house  for  testing 
purposes,  two  large  houses  in  which  are  provided  office  accommodation  for  the  telegraphic 
business,  and  comfortable  quarters  for  the  staff,  stabling,  boat-house,  etc.,  and,  notwithstanding 
the  minor  inconveniences,  inseparable  from  comparative  isolation — the  nearest  town  being 
twenty-two  miles  away — is  a  pleasant  place  of  abode. 

The  system  of  land-lines  and  cables,  four  thousand  three  hundred  miles  in  length,  over 
which  pass  all  messages  sent  "7'w  Direct"  between  London  and  New-  "\'<)rk,  is  entirely  con- 
trolled by  the  Direct  Company,  and  the  cin/thyi-s  are  in  its  service.  Telegrams  from  and  for 
places  beyond  New  York  are  collected  and  distributed  by  the  .Vtlantic  and  Pacific  and  the 
Dominion  Telegraph  Companies,  with  which  the  Direct  Company  has  special  working  arrange- 
ments. 

The  cables  are  laid  in  two  sections,  between  Ballinskelligs  Bay,  Ireland,  and  Torbay, 
Nova  Scotia,  and  Torbay  and  Rye  Beach,  New  Hamjishire;  the  lengths  of  those  sections 
being  two  thousand  seven  hundred  and  ninety  miles,  and  six  hundred  and  fifty  miles,  re- 
spectively. 

We  must  now  go  on  to  Quebec,  the  oldest  and,  after  Montreal,  the  most  important  city 
in  British  North  America.  Quebec  has  been  called  the  "Gibraltar  of  America,"  on  account 
of  the  extensive  fortifications  of  the  "citadel,"  which  occupy  some  forty  acres,  and  are  con- 
sidered to  be  im])regnable.  Dufferin  Terrace  here  is  an  unequalled  promenade,  the  outlook 
is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  world,  and  is  of  itself  worth  a  trij)  to  Quebec.  From  the  city 
several  interesting  excursions  may  be  made.  The  Isle  of  Orleans,  by  ferry-boat,  the  Falls 
of  Montniorenci,  is  only  eight  miles  distant. 

Even  a  brief  visit  to  the  Dominion  would,  of  course,  be  very  incomjjiete  if  Ottawa,  the 
seat  of  government,  and  where  the  Governor-General  resides,  were  not  seen. 

Ottawa  is  one  of  the  most  picturesque  and  attractive  cities  in  Canada.  Its  public  build- 
ings are  particularly  fine,  while  elegant  private  residences  are  numerous;  but  it  is  the  enchant- 
ing scenery  of  the  locality  which  charms  visitors.     The  Parliamentary  Buildings  includes  the 


1 8  LAKE  SUPERIOR  DISTRICT. 


Main  Blocks,  Departmental  Blocks,  and  the  Dominion  Library.  'I'he  Senate  and  Commons 
fhamber,  where  legislation  is  effected,  are  located  in  the  main  building,  while  in  the  Eastern 
Block  is  the  Patent  t)ffice,  where  there  are  some  twelve  thousand  models  of  inventions  [jat- 
ented.  a  museum  of  wonders  in  itself.  Upon  Parliament  Hill  the  Supreme  Court  Building  is 
located,  and  from  the  Hill  a  magnificent  view  can  be  obtained  of  the  surrounding  country, 
which  is  unexcelled  for  beauty  and  picturestjueness.  The  cost  of  the  Government  Buildings 
was  some  five  million  dollars.  The  large  saw-mills  of  the  Chaudiere  are  a  source  of  much 
interest  to  the  sight-seer.  Nearly  five  hundred  million  feet  of  lumber  are  i)roduced  annually 
by  the  mills  of  this  locality.  Several  of  them  are  now  lighted  by  electricity,  and  it  is  ([uite 
novel  to  see  the  men  at  work  at  night  under  the  electric  light.  The  Chandierc  Falls  should 
also  be  visited,  as  they  have  been  placed  second  only  to  Niagara  Falls  in  jioint  of  grandeur 
and  beauty. 

After  visiting  Kingston  and  London  (the  latter  city  being  laid  out  after  the  plan  of  its 
great  namesake,  having  also  its  river  Thames,  and  many  streets  named  after  those  so  famous 
in  the  mother-land),  we  pass  over  into  Michigan,  halting  at  Detriot,  its  principal  city.  This 
great  central  metropolis,  with  a  jjopulation  of  one  hundred  thousand  people,  is  of  great  com- 
mercial importance,  being  charmingly  situated  on  the  Detroit  River,  the  great  water  avenue 
connecting  the  north-western  lakes  of  Michigan,  Huron,  and  Superior  with  that  of  Erie ;  and 
thence,  by  the  Welland  Canal,  with  Ontario,  the  St.  Lawrence,  and  the  Atlantic  seaboard. 

I  next  visited  Ann  Arbor,  situated  on  the  Huron  River,  where  my  service  was  well  at- 
tended and  gave  great  satisfaction,  being  given  almost  within  the  shadow  of  the  structures 
of  the  State  University.  Adrian,  a  young  and  rising  city,  was  the  next  point  reached.  Here 
is  the  home  of  my  old  friend  Major  Cole,  and  his  cheerful  presence  greatly  helped  me. 
Thence  I  proceeded  to  Jackson,  where  I  sang  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  being  in- 
troduced to  my  large  audience  by  Rev.  J.  S.  Smart,  D.  D.,  whose  Christian  worth  and  man- 
liness of  character  make  him  much  more  than  an  ordinary  doctor  of  divinity. 

Lansing,  the  capital  of  the  State,  situated  at  the  confluence  of  Grand  and  Cedar  rivers, 
and  Saginaw  City,  were  the  scenes  of  my  next  services,  both  being  young  cities  of  wonderful 
growth.  1  sang  two  evenings  in  the  latter,  in  aid  of  the  Methodist  Church,  which  was  then 
largely  in  debt,  both  services  proving  very  successful  under  the  management  of  Rev.  Dr.  J. 
H.  McCarthy.  While  this  excellent  minister  and  his  wife  were  listening  to  my  songs,  thieves 
entered  the  parsonage,  strippijig  it  of  several  hundred  dollars'  worth  of  clothing  and  furniture. 
But  the  misfortune  was  not  long  grieved  over,  for  these  good  people  had  laid  up  their  price- 
less treasures  "where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do  not  break 
through  nor  steal." 

I  next  gave  services  at  Grand  Rapids  and  Grand  Haven,  both  places  of  great  enterprise 
and  natural  beauty;  and  moving  forward  to  Kalamazoo,  to  me  the  gem  city  of  Michigan,  I 
found  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Conference  in  session.  After  singing  in  Niles,  Hillsdale, 
Jonesville,  and  other  smaller  towns,  I  started  with  my  dear  family  on  a  trip  to  the  Lake  Su- 
perior districts,  in  the  extreme  north-western  portion  of  the  State.  Through  all  these  immense 
mining  and  lumbering  sections,  in  which  are  the  towns  of  Sheboygan,  Marquette,  Pere, 
Nagauna,  and  Ishpeming,  I  gave  my  services  to  most  enthusiastic  audiences;  meeting  many 
Cornish  people,  proverbial  for  their  love  of  sacred  song.  From  these  regions  I  crossed  over 
into  the  State  of  Wisconsin,  to  the  west  of  Lake  Michigan,  and  bounded  by  the  great  waters 
of  Lake  Superior  on  the  north.  I  gave  my  first  service  in  Milwaukee,  which  has  two  hun- 
dred thousand  inhabitants,  fully  two-thirds  of  whom  are  Germans ;  and  which,  besides  being 
the  most  populous  city  in  the  state,  is  one  of  the  greatest  primary  wheat  markets  and  ports 
in  the  Union.  This  beautiful  metropolis  is  a  favorite  resort  for  both  pleasure-seekers  and 
invalids,  on  account  of  the  purity  of  its  atmosphere ;  while  its  cream-colored  brick,  with  which 
its  public  and  business  buildings  and  residences  are  mostly  constructed,  are  of  world-wide  fame. 
These  bricks  are  made  in  great  quantities  for  exportation  to  all  parts  of  the  United  States; 
being  much  sought  after  for  the  construction  of  the  fronts  of  public  edifices,  business  blocks, 
and  elegant  mansions.  My  evening  of  song  was  held  in  the  Summerfield  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  which  was  crowded  with  attentive  listeners,  and  which  was  so  thoroughly 
pleasing  as  to  ever  afterward  bespeak  me  a  full  house  in  visiting  the  city. 

Passing  westward  to  Madison,  the  state's  capital,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  cities  within 
its  borders,  I  found  it  planted  on  an  isthmus  between  two  charming  inland  lakes,  for  which 
isolated  bodies  of  water  Wisconsin  is  peculiarly  famous.  I  sang  here  in  a  hall  to  a  few 
people,  who  received  my  songs  with  unmistakable  heartiness.  Passing  on,  I  gave  very  well- 
attended  services  at  Janesville,  Monroe,  Racine,  Kenosha,  Green  Bay,  Menasha,  Portage  City, 
Appleton,  Oshkosh,  Eau  Claire,  Chippewa  Falls,  Baraboo,  La  Crosse,  Waunakee,  Waukesha, 


irESTF.A'x  S7:t7/;s  .LVD  .v/:ii-  /■:.VG/..I.\7>. 


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Mineral  I'oint,  lirodliead,  Plattville,  Waupun,  and  other  well-known  towns.  At  Waupun  I 
visited  the  State  Penitentiary,  where  [  gave  a  service  of  song  in  the  presence  of  nearly  a 
thousand  convicts.  Crossing  the  Mississippi,  I  entered  the  great  wheat-liekl  of  the  west,  the 
State  of  Minnesota,  whose  principal  cities  are  St.  Paul  and  .Minneajjolis.  Here  one  is  thor- 
oughly ini|)ressed  with  western  thrift  and  jjrogress;  and  if  he  is  accustomed  only  to  small 
things,  the  enterprising  peojjle  and  fertile  country  at  the  head  of  the  great  waters  of  the  Mis- 
sisstpi)i  will  be  sure  to  expand  him.  St.  Paul  is  a  finely  built  and  located  city,  while  Min- 
nea])olis,  with  its  great  flour  and  lumber  mills,  and  St.  .\nthony,  with  its  unequaled  water- 
]50wer,  teem  with  the  hum  of  busy  industry.  Not  forgetful  of  the  Falls  of  Minnehaha,  whose 
"laughing  waters"  have  been  so  beautifully  described  in  verse  by  Longfellow,  1  go  thither  to 
find  them  laughing  still,  as  they  playfully  leap  from  that  beautiful  cascade. 

Fine  hotels,  good  audiences,  appreciative  listeners,  were  mine  to  enjoy  in  this  state,  from 
whose  centers  I  made  several  expeditions,  giving  services  at  Stillwater,  Austin,  Rochester, 
Fairibault,  Xorthfield,  Mankato,  and  other  smaller  towns,  laking  steamer,  I  visited  Red 
Wing  and  Winona,  two  charming  localities  on  the  Mississippi's  banks,  in  both  of  which  I 
met  most  hearty  welcome.  These  u|)per  waters  of  the  great  river  are  full  of  beauty  and 
sublimity,  bordered  on  both  banks  with  many  miles  of  high  bluffs  and  rocks,  through  which 
the  stream  seems  for  ages  to  have  been  wearing  down,  ajid  receding  to  its  ]>resent  channel. 
For  imiTiense  distances  these  bluffs  rise  in  unbroken  and  often  preci])itous  front  on  both 
banks  of  the  river,  with  great  uniformity  of  height,  shape,  and  feature,  though  often  with 
great  stretches  of  lowland,  marsh,  and  prairie  between  them  and  the  stream,  to  which  they 
occasionally  return,  to  frown  at  and  overshadow  with  their  grim  battlements,  again  to  recede 
to  a  distance  of  from  one  to  five  miles. 

Hurriedly  passing  through  Iowa  and  Illinois,  I  came  to  Indiana.  My  first  service  in 
this  State  was  at  Indianapolis,  the  State  capitol.  I  also  visited  Richmond,  Vincennes,  Mad- 
ison, Terre  Haute,  Greencastle  (the  .\thens  of  Western  Methodism),  Muncie,  Columbus,  Fort 
Wayne,  Lafayette,  Warsaw,  Logansport,  Michigan  City,  and  South  Bend,  the  latter  place 
the  home  of  Hon.  Schuyler  Colfax,  associated  in  the  presidency  with  the  lamented  Lincoln, 
and  whose  public  career  so  singularly  terminated  with  that  of  his  illustrious  associate  with 
whose  inner  life  and  thoughts  no  one  in  this  land  was  so  well  acquainted. 

There  is  a  noticeable  contrast  in  many  particulars  between  the  Western  and  Eastern 
States.  New  England  will  ever  have  a  special  interest  for  the  friends  of  religious  liberty,  in 
the  freedom  it  gave  to  the  Pilgrim  fathers.  Boston,  the  capitol  city,  bears  the  name  of 
"Hub"  from  the  original  laying  out  of  the  streets  in  the  forin  of  a  wheel,  but  now  retaining 
the  appellation  becau-se  of  its  being  the  eastern  entrepot  for  culture,  wealth,  and  intelligence. 
It  is  the  oldest  portion,  and  the  most  familiar  jjart  of  our  country,  and  to  give  a  description 
of  the  many  interesting  places  and  immense  industries  would  re(|uire  a  volume  of  itself.  As 
my  space  is  limited  I  prefer  to  mention  parts  of  the  country  less  familiar,  and  refer  the  reader 
to  the  many  r.r//  written  books  on  New  England. 

I  wmII,  therefore,  only  give  a  cursory  mention  of  some  of  the  places  in  which  I  have 
repeatedly  visited  and  given  my  services,  and  generally  with  gratifying  results.  New  Haven, 
Hartford,  Springfield,  Worcester,  Providence,  Newport,  New  Bedford,  Martha's  Vineyard, 
Cape  Cod  country,  Portland,  Bangor,  Augusta,  Lewiston,  Fitzburg,  Pittsfield,  Lawrence, 
Lowell,  Charlestown,  Concord,  Manchester,  Nashua,  Rutland,  Burlington,  Montpelier,  and 
Brattlesboro.  As  the  "star  of  empire  is  westward,"  wx  hasten  on  into  Illinois,  with  its  en- 
terprising and  wide-awake  population,  and  which  the  Chicago  jjeople  will  tell  you  is  the 
banner  state  of  both  Hemispheres. 


JX  HIE  WEST. 


CiiAi'iiiR   1  \'. — Chicago. 

i    I  I  I'.RE  is  no  other  town  or  city  in  the  entire  States  which  has  been  so  mucli  talked 
nd  written  about  as  Chicago.      Even  .San  Francisco,  with  its  (iolden  (iate  and   ]jer- 
I'lexing  Chinese  jirobleni,  sinks  info  insignificance  when  comijared  with  "wonderful 
Cliicago.''     In  almost  any  way  you  may  view  it,  it  has  not   its  ecjual  on  llie  face  of 
the  globe.      It  is  the  largest  of  its  age,  having  a  population  of  more  than  700,000;  it  is 
the  llnest-bLiilt  and  truest  American  tyi)e  of  indomitable  pluck  and  ]jerseverance;  it  is 
the  king  grain  dei)ository  and  market  of  the  world,  and  the  greatest  railroad  center  in 
the  States,  besides  being  the  largest  shijiping  jiort  of  cattle  and  swine  known  in  any  land. 

All  will  remember  the  great  fire  of   1S71   which  destroyed  some  two  hundred  and  nine 
million  dollars  worth  of  property.      Even  before  the  fire  had  exhausted  itself,  plans  were  made 


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for  new  streets  and  stores,  and  with  all  the  vigor  of  modern  American  enterprise,  the  major 
part  of  the  present  vast  city  rose  towering  above  the  ruins,  a  monument  to  succeeding  genera- 
tions of  Western  progress.  Amusing  reports  were  heard  of  the  commercial  announcements 
of  some  of  the  ruined  tradesmen,  who  had  to  begin  business  over  again.  "Nothing  left  out 
of  the  fire  but  a  five  dollar  bill,  wife,  and  four  children  ;  never  say  die,"  was  not  an  uncom- 
mon appeal  to  the  public. 

I  have  sung  in  Chicago  many  times,  both  in  song  service  and  religious  convention,  before 
the  largest  audiences,  and  always  with  eminent  success;  and,  while  it  may  properly  be  termed 
tlie  wickedest  city  of  America,  it  has  been  the  home  of  some  of  the  most  earnest  and  faithful 
ministers  of  the  gospel.  Christian  workers  and  evangelists  known  to  both  the  eastern  and  west- 
ern continents.  Here  was  the  residence  of  D.  L.  Moody,  and  here  he  began  his  great  Chris- 
tian work  in  earnest.  Here  lives  B.  F.  Jacobs,  the  inventor  of  the  uniform  National  Sunday- 
school  Lessons.  Here  Dr.  Edward  Eggleston  arose  in  might  of  mental  strength  and  eloquence, 
and  shot  out  like  a  new  star  into  the  evangelical  firmament ;  and  here  our  Dr.  Vincent  com- 
menced his  great  and  successful  mission  in  Sabbath-school  work,  by  starting  and  publishing 
the  Ahitional  Sunday-school  Teacher.  Here,  also,  our  good,  true  worker,  S.  A.  Kean,  com- 
menced his  great  missionary  Sabbath-school,  which  has  grown  up  into  the  full  stature  of  a 
noble  Church  of  Christ.  This,  too,  is  the  city  which  gave  the  world  the  lamented  song 
evangelist,  P.  P.  Bliss,  whose  translated  soul,  with  that  of  his  dear  wife,  in  one  disastrous 
midwinter  night,  ascended  to  glory  in  a  chariot  of  fire,  but  whose  sweet  songs  go  circling 
through  and  singing  over  the  earth,  while  their  author  sings  the  praises  of  the  redeemed 
standing  among  the  harpers  "around  about  the  throne."  Here,  too,  is  the  home  of  George 
F.  Root,  who  always  seemed  to  me  to  be  the  parent  of  our  American  song-poets,  as  also  of 
the  princely  John  V.  Farwell,  whose  modest  ways  and  unassuming  charities  have  made  him 
well  known  to  the  Christian  world. 

Having  so  proud  a  record,  even  in  its  infancy,  and  having  given  so  many  good  things 


YELLOWSTO.XK  NATIOXAL  PAA'K. 


to  the  world,  Chicago,  or  its  suburbs,  is  a  good  place  to  hail  from,  be  you  in  any  portion 
of  the  Christianized  or  civilized  globe. 

From  Chicago  we  visit  Springfield,  tiie  capital  of  the  Slate,  also  known  as  the  "  Flower 
City  "  from  the  beauty  of  the  place  and  its  surroundings.  The  new  Stale  Capitol  here  is  one 
of  the  finest  buildings  of  the  kind  in  Anieri<;a.  Two  miles  north  of  the  city  is  Oak  Ridge 
Cemetery,  where  rest  the  remains  of  President  F>incoln. 

The  noble  monument  erected  to  his  memory  cost  $215,000.  My  course  now  lies  uj)  the 
great  Mississippi  and  on  to  Lake  I'epin,  an  expansion  of  the  river  considered  by  many  the 
most  beautiful  portion  of  the  .Mississii)pi.  The  forests  reach  to  the  river  bank,  and  the  water 
is  so  beautifully  clear  that  fish  may  be  seen  man)-  feet  below  the  surface. 

St.  I'aui,  the  capital  of  Minnesota,  is  a  beautiful  city,  built  on  both  banks  of  the  Missi.s- 
sippi.  The  principal  |niblic  buildings  are  the  State  Capitol,  occupying  an  entire  block,  and 
the  United  States  Custom  House,  which  also  contains  the  post-office.  In  the  winter  an  im- 
mense ice  palace  is  erected,  and  a 


great  skating  carnival  is  held.  There 
are  some  beautiful  drives  in  and 
around  St.  Paul,  a  most  charming 
one  being  along  the  boulevaril  past 
Fort  Snelling  to  Minnehaha  Falls, 
immortalized  by  Longfellow.  No 
visitor  to  St.  Paul  should  fail  to 
visit  Minneapolis,  which  overlooks 
the  Falls  of  St.  .\nthony.  .This  is 
the  center  of  immense  lumber  and 
flouring  interest,  and  has  a  popula- 
tion of  125,000. 

We  now  go  into  Dakota,  a  terri 
tory  twice  as  large  as  all  the  New 
England  States.  Bismarck  is  the 
capital.  Fargo,  Moorhead,  and 
Miles  City  are  all  thriving  towns. 
Through  the  whole  of  northern  Da- 
kota the  road  passes  through  the 
finest  wheat  lands  in  the  world,  and 
there  are  many  farms  where  thou- 
sands of  acres  are  inclosed  within 
one  fence,  and  wheat-growing  is  fol- 
lowed on  a  gigantic  scale.  Leaving 
the  immense  farm  lands  we  go  on 
to  the  Wonderland  of  the  I'nited 
States, 

THE    VEI.I.OW.STOXE   N.\TIOX..\I,  P.\RK. 

No  language  can  do  justice  to  thi- 
wonderful  grandeur  and  beautv  of 
this  vast  pleasure  domain,  which 
comprises  an  area  of  three  thousand 
five  hundred  and  seventy-five  square 
miles,  hemmed  in  by  mountain  ranges 
feet,  and  ca])ped  with  perpetual  snow. 


I.INCUL.N    .Mu.^U.Mt.^T,    SPKl.S'GFIELT*, 


that  rise  to  a  height  of  from  ten  to  twelve  thousand 
In  the  number  and  magnitude  of  its  geysers  and  hot 
sprmgs,  the  jiark  sur|)asses  all  the  rest  of  the  world.  Resuming  our  journey,  we  soon  reach 
Helena,  the  ca|)ital  of  Montana  Territory,  noted  for  ils  rich  mines  of  gold  and  silver  and 
medicinal  hot  springs. 

\yashington  Territory  and  the  State  of  Oregon  are  now  known  as  the  "New  North-west," 
as  it  is  only  within  a  few  years  that  the  great  capacities  and  attractions  of  this  vast  region 
have  been  realized  by  the  world.  Portland,  Oregon's  capital,  is  the  commercial  metropolis  of 
the  Pacific  North-west.  It  lies  in  the  very  heart  of  a  great  producing  country,  and  for  which 
it  must  serve  as  a  receiver  and  distributor  of  exports  and  imports.  It  is  virtually  a  seajjort, 
to  which  large  vessels  may  come  direct  from  any  part  of  the  world  and  find  wharf  accommo- 
dation. Here  Dr.  Vincent  and  myself  conducted  the  first  Sunday-school  convention  held  in 
Oregon.     Several  very  agreeable  excursions  may  be  made  from  Portland,  the  most  attractive 


CALll-OKNIA. 


is  that  up  the  Columbia  River  to  the  Dalles.  The  st  encrv  all  the  way  is  grand  and  impressive. 
.Vnother  pleasant  tri])  is  to  Paget  Sound,  one  of  the  most  ])iclures(iue  bodies  of  water  in  the 
world.  A  little  over  fifty  miles  from  Portland,  and  we  reach  .Salem,  the  cajntal  of  Oregon, 
beautifully  situated  on  the  Willamette  River,  and  surrounded  l)y  a  fertile  j)rairie.  From  Hal- 
se)',  accom|xinied  with  Dr.  X'incent,  we  took  stage  overland  for  California,  riding  for  seven 
hundred  miles  over  the  worst  roads  or  trails  ever  traversed  with  vehicle,  being  at  the  complete 
mercy  of  drunken  drivers;  and,  on  one  occasion,  being  overturned  in  a  roaring  creek  at  mid- 
night, covered  with  mud  and  drenched  with  water,  and  so  soaked  and  bedraggled  as  to  be 
com]jelled  to  build  a  "  tramp"  fire  to  dry  our  clothing.  Our  vehicle  being  unfit,  from  the 
results  of  this  accident,  for  further  present  and  ])robable  future  use,  we  were  transferred,  with 

our  soiled  baggage,  to  a  lum- 
ber cart,  in  which  sorry  i>light 
we  made  the  balance  of  our 
journey,  stopping  at  rough 
hovels  for  our  meals,  or 
"  grub,"  as  they  term  it  here  ; 
and  learning,  through  both 
fear  and  hunger,  to  devour 
almost  any  thing,  palataljle  or 
un])alatable,  in  the  semblance 
of  food  which  was  set  before 
us,  knowing  that  if  we  at- 
tempted any  criticism  on  our 
bill  of  fare,  or  made  manifest 
any  dislike  at  the  preparation 
of  our  dishes,  we  should  be 
violently  ejected  from  the  ta- 
hlc-iliiiic,  or  be  treated  to  a 
shower  of  profanity  fully  up 
to  the  powers  of  old  Beelze- 
bub himself.  Thus  we  rode 
forward  for  nine  days  and 
nights  on  the  very  worst  trij) 
I  was  ever  called  upon  to 
experience ;  and  never  were 
two  travelers  more  glad  to  ex- 
change the  mudwagon  for  a 
railway  carriage  than  were 
we,  as  we  arrived  at  Redding. 
This  was  at  a  time  when  road- 
making  was  comparatively 
new  in  this  region.  From 
Redding  we  go  to  Chico, 
where  resides  the  noble  Gen- 
eral Bidwell  and  his  most 
charming  wife,  w'ho  enter- 
tained us  for  several  days  in 
their  fine  home,  in  the  center 
of  a  giant  farm  of  twenty-two 
thousand  acres.  But  on  we 
go  over  the  Upper  Sacra- 
mento Valley  to  Marysville,  and  thence  in  a  southern  direction.  Following  the  Sacramento 
River,  we  soon  arrive  at  Sacramento,  the  capital  of  California.  Here  a  luxuriant  growth  of 
flowers  and  shrubs  may  be  seen  in  the  open  air  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  The  State  capitol 
is  a  magnificent  building,  situated  almost  in  the  very  heart  of  the  city,  the  grounds  covering 
eighteen  blocks.  Tourists  who  desire  to  visit  the  Calaveras  Grove  of  Big  Trees,  en  route  from 
Sacramento  to  San  F-rancisco,  should  take  the  old  route  via  Stockton  to  Milton,  and  thence  by 
stage.  There  are  ninety-three  trees  of  large  size  in  the  grove.  The  tallest  is  three  hundred 
and  twenty-five  feet  high,  and  forty-five  feet  in  circumference.  Their  age  is  supposed  to  be 
one  thousand  five  hundred  years. 

But  we  resume  our  jcurncy,   pnd  go  on  to  Oakland,   the  Brooklyn  of  the  Pacific  coast, 


BIG   TREES 


CAl  IFORN'IA. 


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situated  nearly  opposite  San  Francisco,  of  which  it  is  practically  a  suburb.  Oakland  is  lux- 
uriantly shaded  with  oak  trees,  is  remarkably  well  built,  and  has  a  deliginful  climate.  From 
here  we  take  ferryboat  for  three  miles  to  San  Francisco,  the  chief  city  of  California  and  com- 
mercial metropolis  of  the  Pacific  coast. 

It  is  hardly  ]jossible  that  there  is  any  locality  in  the  world  where  more  radical  changes 
take  i)lace  in  a  short  time  than  in  California.  Since  a  previous  visit  two  years  before,  hy- 
draulic mining  had  torn  down  the  mountains,  and  new  rivers  and  streams  had  been  jjrovided 
with  channels  for  the  purpose  of  irrigation,  which  had  caused  the  desert  places  to  spring  up 
and  blossom  like  a  rose.  In  fields  where  wild  oats  grew  indigenously,  stood  beautiful  wheat, 
Ijroducing  seventy  bushels  to  the  acre,  waiting  the  coming  of  the  reapers,  while  the  wild 
canons  were  becoming  prolific  vineyariis  and  orchards  of  fruit,  in  one  of  which  latter  I  \yas 
shown  thirty-eight  thousand  cherry  trees,  all  of  which  were  in  bearing.  Towns  were  becoming 
cities,  railroads  taking  the  j)lace  of  stage-routes,  little  Sabbath-school  missions  were  becoming 
lar"e  and  influential  churches,  and  improvement  in  society  was  correspondingly  advancing. 

Remaining  in  San  Francisco  for  a  ])eri()d  of  five  months,  I  gave  services  of  song  in  the 
country  each  week,  returning  to  sing  every  Sunday  morning  at  the  meetings  held  by  the  late 
Dr.  Cunningham  in  the  Presbyterian  tabernacle,  at  the  Sabbath-school  service  at  noon,  at  the 
])rayer-meetings  in  the  afternoon,  and  also  at  the  preaching  services  on  Sabbath  evenings. 
These  meetings  were  truly  blessed  of  God,  and  were  the  most  hap])y  in  which  I  have  par- 
ticipated in  the  course  of  my  life-long  services  in  sacred  song. 

If  I  desired  to  make  a  home  in  any  part  of  the  world  other  than  New  York,  my  choice 
would  certainly  fiill  upon  California  with  its  even  climate,  delightful  valleys,  thrifty  wheat  fields, 
dfelicious  fruits,  beautiful  flowers,  wonderful  vegetation,  and  its  richness  in  minerals,  surpassing, 
as  it  does  in  these  and  many  other  particulars,  almost  every  other  country  in  the  world. 

One  of  the  excursions  most  frequently  recommended  to  the  stranger  in  San  Francisco 
is  that  of  San  Jose,  noted  for  its  educational  institutions,  and  in  the  vicinity  are  some  of  the 
finest  vineyards  in  the  country.  From  here  we  can  take  horse  cars  to  the  jjicturesque  village 
of  Santa  Clara.  Another  favorite  excursion  from  San  Francisco  is  to  Calistoga,  and  about 
five  miles  from  Calistoga  is  the  Petrified  Forest,  which  is  justly  regarded  as  one  of  the  great 
natural  wonders  of  California.  From  Calistoga  we  can  take  the  stages  to  the  famous  (ieyser 
Springs.  Here  hot  and  cold  springs  lie  within  a  few  feet  of  each  other.  They  differ  in  color, 
smell,"  and  taste.  Los  Angeles  was  the  next  important  i)oint  visited.  This  is  the  largest  city 
in  Southern  California,  and  the  center  of  the  orange  growing  business  of  the  State.  Still 
another  favorite  trip  is  a  visit  to  the  Yosemite  \'alley,  calling  at  the  Mariposa  Grove  of  Big 
Trees  en  route.  There  are  two  of  these  groves  ;  the  upper  one  contains  three  hundred  and 
sixty-five  trees,  of  which  one  hundred  and  fifty-four  are  over  fifteen  feet  in  diameter.  The 
largest  tree  in  the  lower  grove  is  ninety-four  feet  in  circumference.  We  now  enter  the  unsur- 
passed Yosemite  Valley.  This  most  wonderful  valley  is  six  miles  in  length,  and  looks  like  a 
vast  flower  garden.  Plants,  shrubs,  and  flowers  of  every  color  cover  the  ground  until  the  eye 
is  dazzled,  and  the  air  is  heavy  with  the  fragrance  of  a  million  blossoms.  Trees  of  several 
centuries'  growth  raise  their  tall  heads  heavenward,  yet  in  comjiarison  with  the  vast  perpendic- 
ular rocks,  they  look  like  daisies  beside  a  tall  ])ine.  Cascades,  cataracts,  lakes,  rivers,  and 
some  of  the  grandest  waterfalls  in  the  world  are  found  here.  Passing  through  the  silver  terri- 
tory of  Arizona,  we  next  enter  New  Mexico,  visiting  the  ancient  and  interesting  city  of  Santa 
Fe,  the  oldest  town  in  the  United  States.  It  is  mostly  built  of  adobe,  and  its  streets  present 
a  very  picturesijue  commingling  of  Americans,  Mexicans,  and  Indians.  Passing  into  Texas 
we  make  a  brief  halt  at  San  Antonio,  the  chief  city  of  the  western  jiart  of  the  State.  The 
market-places  and  street  scenes  here  will  amuse  the  visitor  as  being  more  foreign  and  queer 
than  those  of  any  other  .American  city. 

From  San  .\ntonio  I  started  for  Dallas,  the  central  metropolis  of  Texas,  and  a  city  of 
considerable  pentensions.  Sherman  is  another  thriving  Texas  city  which  demanded  my  atten- 
tion. Everybody  one  meets  here  seems  to  be  in  a  hurry,  yet  most  have  that  complaisant 
look  u|)on  their  faces  which  makes  one  sure  that  they  are  successful  in  something  or  other. 
A  happy  state,  truly!  My  next  stop  was  at  Waco,  where  just  at  this  time  the  comic  lecturer, 
Josh  Billings,  was  setting  the  people  wild  with  his  drolleries.  In  going  from  here  to  Austin, 
the  capital  of  Texas,  we  pass  through  the  most  fertile  parts  of  the  great  State.  I  was  shown 
fields  where  wheat,  corn,  and  cotton  would  grow  thriftily  side  by  side.  Young  farmers  would 
do  well  to  consider  Texas  before  settling  down  on  a  hill  farm  in  crowded  Eastern  districts. 

Texas  does  a  heavy  trade  in  cattle:  indeed,  it  is  the  chief  interest.  This  has  drawn  a 
class  of  po])ulation  to  the  State,  which  has  given  it  the  name  of  being  somewhat  lawless. 
There  is  not   that  strict  regard   for  ••the  proprieties"  which   we  find   in   States  fiirther  east. 


24  TEXAS. 

The   lierdcr  ami   irader  are  "a   law  unto   themselves,"  as  they   pursue   their  free   life   on   the 
plains. 

But  the  cattle-trade  is  immense.  Some  men  own  as  many  as  one  hundred  thousand  head. 
There  is  an  aristocracy  in  the  trade,  too,  it  .seems.  A  society  has  been  formed  into  which 
no  one  is  allowed  to  enter  as  a  member  unless  owning  one  thousand  head  of  cattle  at  least. 
The  members  of  this  society  brand  their  stock,  and  once  a  year  they  go  among  the  flocks 
and  claim  their  calves  in  proportion  to  the  number  they  own.  These  animals  are  perfectly 
wild,  and  often  quite  vicious.  In  going  among  them,  the  herders  ride  on  horses  or  mules 
for  safet)'.  These  cattle  roam  over  the  wide,  grassy  plains,  and  are  no  more  valuable  to  their 
owners  as  milch  cows  than  a  wild  beast.  Conseciuently,  milk  is  almost  as  scarce  in  Texas  as 
in  Ceylon.  The  large  drovers,  or  cattle-dealers,  have  a  stuffed  ox  with  broad  horns  mounted 
on  the  tops  of  their  houses;  so  that  when  one  sees  this  sign  in  passing  through  a  Texas  town, 
the  conclusion  may  at  once  be  arrived  at  that  a  cattle-dealer  lives  there. 

In  going  from  .Austin  to  Houston,  I  was  induced  to  stop  over  at  the  thriving  little  town 
of  Hrenham,  and  give  an  hour  of  song  in  the  afternoon.  About  thirty  miles  from  this  i)lace 
my  old  -Mabama  friend.  Dr.  Pitts,  came  on  board  the  train  with  some  fifty  of  his  young  lady 
students  from  "Chaiiel  Hill."  This  was  quite  flattering,  I  thought,  and,  as  pious  Frederick 
Faber  would  have  said,  "  was  the  source  of  very  profitable  confusion  to  me."  It  did  my  soul 
good  to  see  my  friend's  cheery  face  again,  and  to  look  into  the  dancing  eyes  of  so  many 
blooming  girls.  They  were  modest,  intelligent,  and  well-behaved.  The  good  doctor  had 
given  them  a  holiday,  for  the  purpose  of  bringing  them  to  hear  me  sing.  Brenham  is  only 
a  smart  young  town  of  three  thousand,  but  had  just  erected  a  neat  opera  house.  It  was  here 
that  my  service  was  held,  at  the  solicitation  of  the  Presbyterians  of  the  community,  who  wor- 
shiped there  temporarily. 

At  Houston  my  meeting,  despite  its  sacred  nature,  had  some  very  comical  features.  It- 
was  held  in  Market  Hall,  w-hich  was  kindly  given  by  the  people.  I  found  a  good  old  fruit- 
vender  under  the  hall,  who  assisted  me  in  carrying  up  my  organ.  So  much  done!  Then 
the  next  thing  which  filled  me  with  dismay  was  the  lack  of  a  stool.  What  should  I  do  for 
a  stool?  Nothing  in  that  bare  room  sent  me  back  any  word  of  comfort.  The  matter  began 
to  look  serious.  All  at  once  my  odd  new  friend  trotted  from  my  side  without  a  word,  and 
disappeared  by  some  mysterious-  door  at  the  farther  end  of  the  hall.  Soon  I  heard  his  un- 
certain steps  descending  the  stairs.  What  now?  My  last  friend  had  forsaken  me!  Had  I 
said  any  thing,  done  any  thing,  to  hurt  the  good  soul's  feelings?  But  just  in  the  midst  of 
these  harrowing  thoughts,  the  same  step,  with  its  little  halt,  is  heard  again  on  the  stairs,  and 
the  old  man  comes  triumphantly  toward  me  with  a  great  Italf-bushd  measure  in  his  arms !  Do 
not  smile,  gentle  reader,  but  rejoice  with  me.  That  simple  measure,  if  you  would  review  its 
public  career,  may  not  have  been,  it  is  true,  as  innocent  as  it  looks;  but  rest  assured  it  did 
honest  work  as  a  seat  for  the  Pilgrim  that  night  at  Market  Hall. 

From  Houston,  via  the  Texas  Central  Railroad,  I  started  for  Galveston,  about  sixty  miles 
distant.  Galveston  is  a  fine,  growing  city  of  about  forty-five  thousand  inhabitants.  It  shares 
the  fame  peculiar  to  many  of  our  larger  Western  cities — that  of  being  very  wicked.  The  class 
of  emigration  which  has  been  drawn  to  these  border  towns  explains  at  once  how  they  have 
received  this  fame.  The  hope  of  large  gains,  with  small  outlay  of  labor,  at  first  attracted 
many  idle  and  adventurous  persons  to  the  West.  Those  who  had  the  courage  to  break  off 
from  all  old  associations  in  the  Eastern  States,  and  try  their  fortunes  in  a  new  land,  were 
certainly  possessed  of  much  spirit:  and  this  same  spirit  finds  outlet  in  a  hundred  different 
ways,  when  the  country  is  new  and  all  the  restrictions  of  a  home  society  are  removed.  No 
doubt  they  well  deserve  the  name  of  "fast  cities;"  but  there  is  an  immense  amount  of  mental 
activity  and  power  w-asted  here,  just  because  the  missionary  has  not  come  along  to  turn  it 
into  better  channels.  A  superabundant  energy,  either  of  brain  or  body,  must  expend  itself 
upon  something,  and  the  object  upon  which  it  is  spent  proves  it  vicious  or  holy.  So  Chris- 
tians should  bear  into  these  Western  cities  such  objects  of  public  interest  as  will  be  pure  and 
elevating,  if  they  would  not  have  them  still  "fast  cities." 

(ialveston  is  noted  for  its  miles  and  miles  of  beautiful  beach.  A  drive  of  eight  miles 
along  this  surf-way  was  to  me  one  of  the  grandest  features  of  my  Southern  travels.  The  car- 
riagedrixe  winds  along  o\er  the  clean  sand  close  by  the  water's  edge.  The  salt  spray  sifts 
gently  down  into  your  face:  but  the  salt  breezes  fan  it  quickly  away,  and  refresh  you  with 
their  invigorating  breath.  The  city  is  rather  low,  which  is  a  great  disadvantage.  A  very 
disastrous  flood  happened  here  a  few  years  ago,  doing  much  damage.  The  streets  of  Gal- 
veston are  bordered  with  the  most  beautiful  oleanders.  In  May  these  are  all  in  full  bloom, 
presenting  a  fairy-like  picture. 


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The  attendance  upon  my  services  here  was  much  lessened  by  the  celebration  known 
through  the  South  as  the  "'Mardi  Gras."  On  this  occasion  of  festivity  the  whole  city  seems 
to  abandon  itself  to  merriment,  and  to  actually  run  mad  in  masquerade  and  public  procession. 
I  also  visited  the  great  cotton  markets  and  presses  here,  where  they  squeeze  a  bale  of  cotton, 
five  feet  long  by  four  feet  deep  and  wide,  down  to  four  feet  long  and  one  foot  deep,  in  less 
time  than  a  minute.     To  a  stranger  this  is  very  interesting. 

(".oing  on  board  one  of  Morgan's  line  of  s])lendid  steamers,  I  left  Galveston  for  New  Or- 
leans.     A  delightful  passage  of  twenty  hours  brought  me  to  my  jjlace  of  destination. 


Chaptkr  V. — Nkw  Orleans. 


JK  EW  ORLEANS,  the  great  Southern  shipping  port  and  metropolis,  contains  a  population 
of  about  two  hundred  and  thirty  thousand,  and  is  one  of  the  most  (luaint  and  ancient- 
looking  cities  in  our  country.  Every-where  are  evidences  of  its  French  and  Spanish 
origin.  The  ])eople  themselves  are  not  free  from  this  foreign  air,  and,  indeed,  the 
old  blood  still  courses  in  the  veins  of  many.  To  go  around  the  city  slowly,  in  an  open 
car  or  carriage,  up  and  down  its  avenues  of  fragrant  magnolias,  is  almost  worth  a  trip 
South.  Nearly  every  house  is  a  study.  There  is  a  combination  of  the  antique  and 
and  modern  styles  of  architecture,  often  in  the  same  building,  which  would  verily  set 
our  good  friend  John  Ruskin  daft  were  he  over  here  to  see.  The  oddities  jut  out  at  every 
angle,  and  leer  comically  at  you  from  the  black,  tumbling  walls.  Vou  almost  fancy  they  have 
some  appreciation  of  the  funniness  of  the  old  town;  for,  leaning  so  confidentially  toward  you 
as  you  pass,  you  laugh  outright  at  their  rows  of  mysterious-looking,  little  French  eyes — win- 
dows. Yes,  the  old  city  is  yet  alive,  and  mocks  the  new  for  a  time ;  then  sleeps  again  to  dream. 
But  I  have  wandered  far  away  from  my  subject.  In  New  (Jrleans  I  gave  several  services 
of  song,  and,  in  every  case,  to  full  houses.  At  the  Union  Colored  Church  I  had  arranged  to 
give  every  one  who  purchased  a  full  ticket  a  copy  of  iny  book.  In  this  way  several  hundred 
were  dispersed  among  the  colored  people. 

A  Northerner,  or  one  unused  to  our  characteristic  "darkey,"  can  form  but  a  poor  esti- 
mate of  the  scene  of  that  evening.  The  negro  soul  seems  nine-tenths  emotion,  and  nothing 
is  so  potent  to  arouse  it  as  religious  song.  They  actually  bore  me  along  on  their  own  meas- 
ures; for  feet,  heads,  and  often  books,  were  going  at  once,  hel])ing  me  keep  time.  Tears 
flowed,  hands  were  clapped,  and  various  pious  e}aculations  could  be  continually  heard  in  the 
crowd.  It  was  extremely  laughable  at  times  ;  but  I  could  not  but  wish  that  all  iny  7i7///c  con- 
gregations would  so  readily  catch  and  appreciate  the  religious  tone  of  these  services.  The 
colored  folks  understand  at  once,  and  come  to  the  service  expecting  to  be  made  good. 

From  New  Orleans  to  Baton  Rouge,  "  the  coast,"  as  it  is  called,  is  lined  with  planta- 
tions. Every  spot  seems  to  be  transformed  into  beautiful  gardens,  containing  specimens  of 
all  those  choice  flowers  and  fruits,  which  flourish  only  in  tropical  climes.  The  town,  as  seen 
from  the  water,  rising  regularly  and  beautifully  from  the  banks  with  its  singularly  shaped 
French  and  Spanish  houses,  looks  like  a  fmely-painted  landsca])e.  From  Baton  Rouge  we 
take  the  river  steamer  Natchez  for  Vicksburg,  passing  the  beautiful  little  town  of  Natchez 
en  route.  I  found  the  city  of  Vicksburg  to  be  one  of  great  natural  beauty.  It  stands  upon 
an  eminence  overlooking  the  grand  "Father  of  Waters,"  and  smiles  in  a  wild  lu.xuriance  of 
tropical  trees  and  flowers.  Its  commerce  is  very  considerable,  though  it  is  quite  modest  in 
its  pretensions,  with  New  Orleans  and  Mobile  close  at  hand.  Here,  wherever  you  turn,  you 
are  met  by  war  memories.  Old  times  flash  up  before  the  mind,  and  you  seem  to  hear  the 
tramp  of  soldiers  just  beside  you.  Buried  scenes  revive.  You  are  again  in  \'icksburg  with 
Grant  or  Pemberton,  and  it  is  1863. 

Since  those  days  of  my  pilgrimage  through  this  Southern  land,  a  scourge  almost  worse 
than  war  has  fallen  upon  its  cities,  and  well-nigh  depo[nilated  them.  The  yellow  fever  reign 
of  1878  will  long  be  remembered  as  the  most  fatal  and  wide-spread  known  for  many  years. 
New  Orleans,  >Iemphis,  Vicksburg,  and  many  cities  and  villages  of  smaller  size  were  utterly 
desolated  for  many  months.  The  fever  claimed  its  victim.s  by  the  thousand,  and  made  great 
charnel-houses  of  populous  cities  in  a  few  days.  The  spirit  of  business  was  entirely  quenched, 
and  every  one  either  sought  refuge  in  some  other  place,  or  remained  to  minister  to  the  sick 
and  hel])  to  bury  the  dead.  Such  a  calamity  had  rarely  been  known  in  our  countrv.  Nothing 
seemed  to  arrest  its  ravages  from  early  summer  until  late  in  November.     The  North  v.as  eager 


IN  THE  SOUTH. 


IX  THE  socrii.  27 


and  bountiful  in  its  expressions  of  sympathy  and  brotherhood,  and  sent  its  hundreds  of  hel))fiil 
hands,  and  thousands  of  wilhng  dollars,  to  aid  the  numberless  sufferers.  Old  grudges  were 
not  so  much  thought  of  for  the  time;  for,  after  all,  our  disputes  are  matters  which  usually 
arise  in  our  heads,  and  leave  our  hearts  true  and  united,  as  the  Master  begged  His  followers 
to  be.  "That  they  all  may  be  one,"  you  remember  He  sflid.  And  that  sumn»er's  dire  afflic- 
tion in  the  South  brought  much  more  of  the  spirit  of  real  union  to  light  than  we  ever  dreamed 
could  exist  since  the  war. 

Moving  on,  I  was  soon  at  Jackson,  the  capital  of  .Mississippi.  My  service  was  held  in 
the  Hall  of  Re])resentatives,  Capitol  building.  It  was  most  atlroitly  managed  by  the  State 
Secretary,  James  Lynch,  Esq.,  a  man  ever  fearless  of  public  opinion  when  great  jirinciples 
were  at  stake.  He  was  an  eloquent  minister  of  the  gospel,  as  wx-ll  as  a  politician.  I  was 
told  that  this  was  the  first  time  that  a  mixed  audience  had  ever  assembled  under  the  same 
roof  in  the  town.  Here  were  all  classes,  waiting  to  listen  to  my  singing.  His  Excellency, 
the  Clovernor  of  Mississippi,  was  one  of  my  hearers.  I  felt  very  much  in  the  sjnrit  of  song 
that  evening,  and  so  enjoyed  it.  An  excellent  notice  of  the  service  apjjeared  in  the  daily 
papers  the  following  morning.  From  here  I  ticketed  for  Meridian,  in  the  eastern  part  of 
Mississippi.  I  had  heard  and  read  much  of  the  people  of  this  little  town,  and  was  glad  my 
pilgrimage  hap|)ened  to  lead  me  through  it.  My  service  was  held  in  the  court-house,  which, 
a  lxi\s  months  before,  was  the  scene  of  bloodshed  and  murder.  Previous  to  my  coming,  the 
sheriff,  and  my  good  friend  Mr.  Brown,  rearranged  the  hall  so  as  to  banish  any  unpleasant 
suggestions  which  might  arise  in  the  people's  minds.  I  sang  an  hour  and  a  half;  and  what 
a  privilege  it  was!  How  the  exultant  notes  of  gos])el  joy  must  have  contrasted  in  air  with 
the  mad  shouts  of  an  infuriated  mob!     But  we  will  not  dwell  on  it  here. 

My  next  apijointment  was  at  Macon.  Here  I  was  most  heartily  received,  and  sang  at 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Dr.  Hicks,  the  i)astor  of  the  church,  is  a  man  of  ability, 
.and  tulieves  in  "Christian  progression,"  even  in  this  life.  The  success  of  my  service  was 
greatly  owing  to  his  earnest  efforts  in  exciting  an  interest  in  it.      It  seemed  to  do  good. 

I  next  made  tracks  for  Mobile,  a  fine  commercial  city  of  40,000  inhabitants,  situated  on 
Mobile  Bay,  an  arm  of  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  Immense  shipments  of  cotton  are  made  from 
this  iilace.  Tobacco,  rice,  sugar,  and  sweet  j)olatoes  are  also  largely  exported.  From  its 
communication  with  so  many  water-courses.  Mobile  has  grown  to  be  second  only  to  New  Or- 
leans in  its  commercial  importance  as  a  Southern  seajjort  city.  The  weatlicr  seemed  intensely 
warm  to  me,  which  is  probably  because  I  was  imused  to  s«ich  extreme  heat  as  they  have 
down  there;  for  others  did  not  appear  to  suffer  much. 

I  next  visited  Montgomery,  Alaliama,  a  truly  beautiful  city.  It  was  once  proposed,  during 
the  late  civil  war,  to  make  Montgomery  the  capital  of  the  Confederate  States;  but,  upon 
further  consultation,  the  idea  was  abandoned.  'I'he  city  shows  taste  and  refinement  in  its 
buildings,  decorations,  and  streets.  The  State-house  is  so  situated  as  to  make  a  most  imposing 
appearance.  As  Alabama  is  one  of  the  great  cotton-jiroducing  States,  we  give  a  characteristic 
scene  in  the  cotton-fields. 

From  .Alabama  I  went  to  Florida,  the  land  of  fiowers!  What  memories  of  old  John  Ponce 
de  Leo.i  linger  here!  I  wondered  why  the  grave  looked  so  dark  to  him,  and  why  he  wished 
so  much  to  prolong  a  life  which  had  already  become  a  burden!  Ah!  could  he  have  indeed 
accepted  the  water  of  life,  whose  healing  stream  issues  from  Calvary,  he  would  have  sought 
no  further  for  the  fountain  of  perennial  youth!  But  his  heart  was  disajjpointed  in  its  c)uest, 
and  he  went  home  only  to  tell  of  his  failure,  and  of  a  land  floating  in  perfumes,  which  he 
named  Florida.  .Alas!  poor  Leon!  Mark  Twain  also  hails  from  Florida,  describing  as  he 
does',  far  better  than  I  can,  experiences  which  both  he  and  I  have  had  when,  in  our  jnlgrim- 
ages,  we  have  been  "innocents  abroad." 

Every  mile  of  my  travel  now  was  through  a  delightfully  green  coimtry,  flooded  with 
sunshine  and  the  grateful  odors  of  flowering  trees.  The  i)ine,  cedar,  and  live-oak  forests  send 
into  the  0|)en  car-windows  most  pungent  and  refreshing  draughts  as  we  whirl  along  on  our 
way  to  Tallahassee,  the  capital  of  the  State.  It  is  a  shady  little  city  of  about  two  thousand 
inhabitants.  I  arrived  just  in  time  to  appear  before  my  waiting  audience,  which  was  a  good 
one.  I  was  compelled  to  use  the  organ  jirovided  me,  which  had  been  elevated  to  the  top 
of  the  pulpit,  on  a  level  with  the  sides  of  the  galleries.  Between  me  and  the  audience  was 
a  great,  burly  negro,  with  a  lever,  pumping  away  with  all  his  might  to  give  wind  for  the 
organ.  It  was  a  very  comical  sight,  and  my  sense  of  the  ridiculous  nearly  overmastered  me 
several  times.  How  could  one  be  expected  to  do  one's  best,  perched  up  in  that  stvle  as  if 
some  strange  s])ecimen  to  be  examined?  and  that  white-eyed,  tugging,  sweating  creature  just 
before  one!     It  would  be  unreasonable,  certainly. 


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/X  THE  SOUTH. 


My  next  engagement  in  the  State  called  me  to  Jacksonville,  a  beautiful  city  situated  on 
the  St.  Johns  River.  Here  oranges  hang  temptingly  above  one's  head  on  the  trees  in  Jan- 
uary and  February;  flowers  perfume  the  air,  and  birds  circle  about  in  the  sunshine.  This 
State  is  our  Italv. 


PICKING   COTTON    IN    THE    SOCTH, 


I  had  the  great  pleasure  of  singing  to  a  large  number  of  invalids,  who  had  come  here 
in  search  of  health.  Oh,  how  many  weary  ones  there  are  in  this  world  who  spend  the  larger 
part  of  their  lives  in  "looking  for  a  climate!"  and  yet  where  does  the  Great  Healer  dwell? 
Faith,  more  faith,  is  what  our  poor  humanity  needs.  The  Good  Physician  can  cure  us  in 
our  homes — can  he  not  ? — if  we  will  but  believe  for  healing.  At  Jacksonville  we  embark  for 
the  West  India  Islands,  making  a  thorough  pilgrimage  through  Jamaica. 


WEHJ-  JXD/.l  JSL.lXVS. 


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In  our  circuit  and  detours  of  Jamaica,  we  have  traveled  nine  hundred  and  twenty-five 
miles  without  an  insult  or  accident.  The  things  that  most  inii)ressed  us  were  the  unbounded 
hospitality  of  the  Jamaicans,  the  intelligence  of  the  natives,  the  jjleasant  appearance  and  large- 
ness of  the  places  of  worshi]),  the  catholicity  of  spirit  cherished  by  many  Christian  people, 
the  excellence  of  the  roads,  the  varieties  of  climate,  and  the  surpassing  natural  beauty  of  the 
Island.  Our  first  engagement  called  us  to  Kingston,  and  after  a  most  cordial  and  delightful 
reception  in  this  city  we  started  with  our  horses  and  carriage  for  a  three  month's  tour  of  the 
Island.  The  old  Spanish  caijital  ne.xt  claimed  our  attention  through  the  medium  of  the  W'es- 
leyans,  who  gave  us  a  hearty  greeting.  At  Vere  \ve  were  for  the  first  time  shown  over  the 
great  sugar  estates  and  factories,  which  I  could  not  help  contrasting  with  my  boyhood  expe- 
rience of  making  sugar  from  the  sap  of  maple  trees  on   a  small  scale.     The   lamous  "Bog 


STREET   SCENE    IN    KINUSTON. 


Walk"  treated  us  with  its  grandeur  as  we  went  on  to  sing  at  Linstead  and  Old  Harlior. 
Lea\ing  the  Hat  lands  of  the  Alley  we  journeyed  to  Porus  "and  Mandeville.  At  the  former 
place,  by  the  kindness  nf  the  Rev.  Thomas  B.  Black,  we  greatly  enjoyed  a  two  days'  stop  at 
their  mission  home  overlooking  a  varied  landscape,  while  at  Mandeville  we  were  the  guests 
of  Rev.  Mr.  Panton  and  his  estimable  family.  At  Wesley  Mount  we  were  made  at  home 
by  the  R.ev.  Mr.  Rleby.  who  seems  to  be  following  the  footsteps  of  his  heroic  father.  Next 
came  Mizpah  and  Fairfield,  the  Moravian  headquarter,  where  we  almost  seemed  to  catch 
glimpses  of  Beulah  Land.  These  good  people  seem  to  take  to  the  hills,  where  they  can  let 
their  light  shine  all  over  the  surrounding  country.  Here  we  could  see  one  of  the  most 
charming  landscapes  in  the  world.  At  our  feet  stretched  broad  savannahs  of  morass  and 
cane,  while  beyond  lay  another  range  of  hills  with  the  blue  backgroimd  of  the  sea,  revealing 
every  oudinc  of  their  summits  and  varied  colored  foliage,  intersjiersed  with  coffee  bush,  and 
native  flowers,  and  these  all  tinted  by  the  shades  of  the  fast  setting  sun,  served  to  make  as 
lovely  a  panorama  of  nature's  beauty  as  can  be  imagined.     By  the  kind  introduction  of  his 


IV /-.sr  IXDJA  JSLAXDS. 


lordship — good  IJishop  Nuttall — and  the  hearty  siipi)ort  of  ministers  of  nearly  every  denom- 
ination, the  churches  and  chapels  have  been  open  to  us  wherever  we  went;  and  such  cour- 
tesies as  we  have  experienced  during  our  sojourn  we  can  not  forget,  and  the  cordiality  seems 
to  have  come  from  all  classes.  Our  engagements  having  called  us  to  almost  every  jiarl  of 
Jamaica,  has  caused  us  to  put  it  down  as  one  of  the  most  jdeasant  places  we  have  visited. 
Santa  Cruz,  Lacovia,  Black  River,  Bethlehem,  and  Mountain  Side  gave  us  fine  audiences 
and  marked  attention.  The  Black  River  malaria,  of  which  we  were  warned,  did  not  trouble 
us  in  the  least. 

.\fter  spending  a  delightful   Sabbath  at  the  hospitable  home  of  W.  H.  Alljjort,  Esq.,  at 

Kepps,  we  visited  C.'armel, 
meeting  another  genial  spirit, 
Rev.  Jonathan  Reinke.  At 
Sav-la-Mar  we  were  recijjients 
of  the  Rev.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Prior's  hospitality.  We  were 
a  little  amused  to  see  one 
hundred  children  swarming  in 
and  around  the  mission  home 
witii  their  mothers  (not  fa- 
thers) asking  Mr.  Prior  to 
baptize  them  before  leaving 
for  his  new  field  of  labor. 
From  Lucea,  with  its  fine  har- 
bor and  surrounding  cane- 
fields,  we  journeyed  over  thirty 
miles  to  Chichester,  and  after 
singing  to  a  good  audience  at 
Mount  AVard  w-e  reached 
Montego  Bay,  where,  for  six 
days,  we  greatly  enjoyed  our- 
selves. The  Rev.  Adam 
Thomjison  and  his  interesting 
daughters,  by  their  kind  hos- 
pitality, making  us  loth  to 
leave.  At  Falmouth  and 
lirown's  Town  we  held  four 
"Evenings'"  under  the  auspi- 
ces of  the  Baptists.  At  the 
latter  place  our  first  service 
was  in  the  Rev.  George  Hen- 
derson's church,  and  as  Mr. 
Hender.son  was  educated  at 
Hamilton  University  in  my 
own  State,  we  could  hardly 
help  feeling  at  hoine  in  his 
church  and  family.  Our  sec- 
ond service  was  in  the  Taber- 
nacle, which  was  splendidly 
decorated  with  flags,  flowers, 
mottoes,  even  a  bearing  ba- 
nana tree,  and  filled  with  as 
ajjiireciative  and  attentive  an  audience  as  we  have  sung  to  in  Jamaica. 

Dry  Harbor  (though  wet  that  night)  and  Beechamville  came  next  on  our  program,  the 
latter  place  being  the  home  of  the  oldest  Wesleyan  missionary  on  the  Island,  Rev.  H.  B. 
Foster,  who  treated  us  with  a  kindness  long  to  J3e  remembered.  Moneague,  St.  Anns  Bay, 
and  Port  Maria  were  our  next  stops.  En  route  we  left  our  carriage  in  order  to  get  a  view 
of  the  thousand  cascades  of  the  clear  waters  of  the  Roaring  River. 

The  road  from  here  to  Ocho  Rios  we  think  the  most  charming  coast  road  we  have  ever 
traveled  over.  Port  Ontonio  impressed  us  as  a  thriving  little  seaport,  with  its  enterprise  and 
thrifty  inhabitants.  Here  the  Wesleyans  seem  alive  under  the  care  of  a  Welchman.  At 
Golden  Grove  we  enjoyed  seeing  the  cultivated  plains  of  sugar-cane,   tarrying  for  the  night 


'  BOG    WALK. 


/.V  THE  SOiTH. 


and  for  the  first  time  at  a  planter's  house,  afterwards  visiting  Bath  and  Morant  Bay.  But 
before  bringing  these  remarks  to  a  elose  I  can  not  help  mentioning  our  ajjpreeiation  of  the 
kind  patronage  of  his  excellency  Sir  Anthony  and  Lady  Musgrove,  his  lordship  the  Bishop 
of  Jamaica  and  Royal  Commissioners,  and  several  ("ustodes,  who  gave  their  inlluence  towards 
the  success  of  our  services.  To  sum  up,  we  enjoyed  our  trip  beyond  all  ex[)ectations.  But 
we  must  bid  farewell  to  Jamaica  and  its  good  peo])le,  and  return  to  the  United  States,  giving 
my  next  service  in  the  great  south-eastern  cotton  market.  Savannah,  the  capital  of  Georgia, 
after  which  I  went  to  Atlanta,  where  my  old  Iriend,  Rev.  George  Standing,  had  charge  of 
the  church  in  which  my  service  was  conducted;  and  we  had  a  most  enjoyable  evening.  I 
was  never  in  better  voice  and  spirits,  and  my  audience  seemed  well  entertained.  It  was 
com|)osed  mostly  of  colored  people,  with  several  teachers  and  members  of  the  -'Clark  School 
Institute." 

Leaving  here  quite  early  in  the  morning,  I  reached  Opelika,  a  town  of  about  three  thou- 
sand inhabitants,  "away  down  in  Alabama."  While  walking  from  the  depot  to  the  hotel,  I 
was  met  by  a  half-drunken  fellow,  who  jirotessed  to  be  a((|uainted  with  me.  It  is  probable 
that  he  had  attended  some  of  my  meetings  somewhere,  but  1  did  not  recall  his  features. 
His  good-nature  was  consummate.  He  insisted  upon  walking  with  me,  and  introducing  me  to 
almost  every  one  we  met.  It  was  ludicrous  in  the  extreme.  Perhaps  he  was  one  of  my  con- 
verts. I  should  look  for  no  better  result  if  I  did  not  depend  upon  God  to  do  the  con\erting 
in  my  work.  After  being  presented  to  over  a  dozen  persons  by  in)'  jolly  companion,  we 
reached  the  hotel,  and  I  managed  to  shake  off  the  intruder. 

My  singing  had  been  well  advertised,  and  an  excursion  jjarty  from  Albany  had  come 
on,  to  be  present  at  the  service.  Here  I  spent  my  first  Sabbath  in  Alabama.  In  the  after- 
noon I  went  to  a  large  church — more  like  a  barn  with  the  windows  out — to  hear  a  young 
colored  preacher  give  his  first  sermon.  1  could  hear  nothing  but  his  text,  and  that  only 
about  once  in  fifteen  minutes.  He  spoke  all  the  other  parts  in  such  a  high,  unnatural  key 
that  I  could  make  nothing  of  it.  He  frothed  at  the  mouth  and  watered  at  the  eyes  with  his 
efforts.  When  completely  exhausted  he  let  his  voice  sink  down  to  an  ordinary  tone,  and 
repeated  what  he  gave  as  his  text:  "I  tell  'e  what  it  is,  ye  must  fear  (iod."  He  had  a 
congregation  of  at  least  one  thousand  people.  During  the  exercises  two  colored  "mothers  in 
Israel "  were  walking  up  and  down  through  the  audience,  shouting,  jumping,  and  clapping 
their  hands.  This  evidenced  religious  joy,  I  sujjpose;  but  it  was  the  most  ludicrous  thing 
imaginable.  The  din  was  incessant.  i\Iy  ears  were  fairly  ringing  with  the  strain  u|)on  the 
tympanum. 

Selma,  near  the  center  of  the  State,  was  the  next  jioint  I  visited.  I  found  it  a  beautiful 
Southern  city.  Through  the  excellent  management  of  Mr.  Hobbs  I  had  a  good  audience 
and  a  pleasant  time.  Jefferson  Davis,  ex-President  of  the  Confederate  States,  sat  in  the  as- 
sembly Ijefore  me.  What  thoughts  stirred  in  my  mind  as  I  gazed  upon  his  careworn  face 
I  shall  not  undertake  to  relate ;  but  how  thankful  I  was  that  1  from  the  North  and  he  from 
the  South  had  no  more  need  of  embarrassment  in  meeting,  but  could  rejoice  in  sweet  fellow- 
ship over  a  simple  gospel  song  I 

My  next  journey  was  to  Augusta,  the  third  city  of  Georgia  in  ])opulation,  and  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  in  the  South;  and  from  here  to  the  chief  commercial  city  of  South  Car- 
olina, Charleston.  It  was  here  that  the  first  gun  was  fired  during  our  civil  war.  In  the 
month  of  January,  i86i,  the  steamer  Star  of  tlu  West  attempted  to  enter  Charleston  harbor 
witii  supplies  for  the  garrison  stationed  at  Fort  Sumter.  In  doing  so,  however,  the  vessel 
was  fired  upon  and  driven  back  by  batteries  which  the  South  Carolinians  had  erected  on  the 
adjacent  shores.  Thus  began  one  of  the  most  lamentable  wars  on  record.  And  now  it  was 
here,  after  all  those  terrible  years  of  bloodshed  and  national  disintegration,  that  I  was  called 
in  a  time  of  peace  to  sing  to  an  audience  oi  fnrJmoi !  There  before  me,  with  their  ebony 
faces  all  aglow  with  enthusiasm,  was  the  grand  result  of  that  fearful  struggle.  Let  us  be 
thankful  that  it  is  over,  and  that  we  still  have  a  uniied  ])eo])le  in  North  and  South !  My 
congregation  was  made  up  of  colored  people  of  all  shades  of  complexion.  There  were  many 
whose  fairness  made  one  doubt  the  taint  of  their  blood:  while  others  displayed  the  unmistak- 
able features  of  the  full-born  African.  They  were  very  extravagant  in  their  demonstrations 
of  appreciation,  and  seemed  a  refined  class  of  their  race.  Since  my  visit  to  Charleston  the 
city  has  almost  been  completely  destroyed  by  a  fearful  earthquake. 

From  this  point  I  went  to  Columbia,  the  cai)ital  of  South  Carolina.  This  litde  State 
has  long  been  noted  as  the  first  rice-growing  State  in  the  Union.  The  coast  is  skirted  with 
fertile  islands,  which  produce  the  Sea  Island  cotton.  Among  the  pleasant  things  of  my  visit 
to  Columbia,  was  the  new  acquaintance  and  Christian  sympathy  of  J.  W.  Wigluman,  D.  D., 


JX  THE  SOUTH. 


wliusc  hospitable  '■manse"  sheltered  me  for  a  few  days.  I  spent  a  most  delightful  Sabbath 
with  Jiim,  heard  the  gos])el  from  his  eiocjuent  lips,  and  in  the  evening  gave  a  song-seimon 
service  to  a  large  and  intelligent  congregation.  I  labored  to  some  disadvantage,  however, 
for  lack  of  singing-books,  twenty  being  all  I  had  with  me;  yet,  notwithstanding,  the  ready 
sympathy  of  the  people  enabled  me  to  forget  the  embarrassment,  and  to  have  a  very  pleasant 
evening.  .'Vt  the  close  of  the  exercises  a  collection  was  taken  up  to  helj)  pay  for  the  church, 
which  was  new.  The  former  building  had  been  burned  by  the  Union  soldiers  during  the 
late  war  under  peculiar  circumstances..  It  will  be  remembered  that  the  first  ordinance  of 
secession  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  was  adopted  in  the-  Uajnist  church  of  that  city. 
When  the  Federal  soldiers  passed  through  Columbia  they  mistook  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
building  for  the  Ba])tist,  and  in  their  ijatriotic  zeal  burned  it  to  the  ground.  It  was  a  sad 
mistake  which  the  church  of  the  same  name  North  should  endeavor  to  rectify.  The  organiza- 
tion is  poor,  notwithstanding  it  has  made  noble  self-denial,  and  has  built  again.  A  beautiful 
boucpiet  of  Southern  flowers,  handed  me  just  at  leaving,  reminded  me  for  weary  miles  of  the 
delightful  Christian  parsonage  I  had  left.  I  sent  them  home — the  beautiful  messengers  they 
ever  are — as  a  January  present  to  my  dear  wife  in  the  North. 

But  my  arrangements  made  it  necessary  to  push  on  until  another  long  day's  ride  by  train 
brought  me  to  Coldsboro,  and  a  journey  the  next  day  to  Wilmington,  North  Carolina,  the 
State  from  which  we  obtain  much  of  our  tar,  pitch,  and  turpentine.  Though  on  the  sea-coast 
it  has  no  commerce  of  its  own  on  account  of  the  shallow,  unnavigable  nature  of  its  inlets, 
and  the  presence  of  numerous  low  islands  and  sand-bars  along  the  shore.  Its  people,  how- 
ever, are  practical  and  persevering,  and  have  developed  various  other  resources  in  their  State — 
mining,  agriculture,  lumbering,  and  commerce  through  other  ports. 

At  Norfolk  I  met  a  crowd  of  most  attentive  listeners.  Many  of  the  Southern  brethren 
were  present  and  extended  to  me  the  kindly  hand  of  Christian  greeting  at  the  close.  "Stay 
another  night,"  they  said,  "or  come  again  and  we  will  give  you  a  larger  room  than  this,  and 
fill  it  with  people  for  you." 

From  Norfolk  to  Raleigh  was  my  next  journey;  but  imagine  my  astonishment  upon  reach- 
ing the  place  to  find  that  it  was  decided  not  to  open  the  church  for  me.  No  previous  notice 
had  been  given  ;  and  there  I  was  with  my  organ  (which  had  been  purposely  ordered  on  from 
Boston,  forty  dollars  of  traveling  expenses,  two  hundred  miles  out  of  my  way,  and  no  engage- 
ment I  I  managed  to  restrain  my  "righteous  indignation,"  settle  my  bills,  and  then  shake 
off  the  dust  of  their  city  against  them. 

My  next  engagement  was  at  Richmond,  Virginia.  The  "Old  Dominion"  has  the  honor 
of  being  the  birthplace  of  seven  of  our  Presidents.  It  is  low  and  level  toward  the  east,  but 
gradually  rises  as  the  land  grades  westward  into  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountains.  The  history  of 
Virginia  is  one  full  of  interest,  as  she  took  such  active  part  in  the  early  colonial  struggles. 

No  State  in  the  Union  has  such  universal  reputation  for  whole-hearted  hospitality  as  this 
one.     Before  the  war  "an  old  Virginia  planter's  home"  was  the  Northern  guest's  paradise. 

Richmond  is  a  very  old  city,  comprising  a  population  of  some  70,000  inhabitants.  It  is 
beautifully  situated  on  the  James  River.  During  our  late  civil  war  this  city  was  rendered 
ever  memorable  by  the  horrors  and  cruelty  practiced  upon  Union  prisoners  at  Libby  prison, 
which  is  located  here. 

The  fearful  sufferings  there  endured  by  our  patriotic  braves  have  sickened  the  world's 
memory  of  Richmond ;  and  one  passes  through  her  busy  marts  seeming  to  hear  the  cries  of 
distress  from  those  black  walls,  even  when  far  away  from  them.  Heaven  only  can  atone  to 
them  for  those  tragic  days  at  Libby  Prison.  While  in  Libby  I  thought  of  Chaplain  McCabe, 
who,  being  a  prisoner  here  during  the  war,  managed  to  dig  himself  out,  and  bear  to  the 
outside  world  a  true  account  of  what  was  taking  jilace  inside  these  walls.  Oh,  how  grandly 
he  had  sung  the  "  Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic"  within  its  barriers  to  cheer  up  the  despairing 
boys,  and  then  let  his  brain  and  fingers  contrive  as  grandly  to  find  means  for  their  escape 
or  relief!  No  wonder  now  that  people  crowd  houses  to  hear  his  story,  sad  as  it  is;  for  it 
has  an  heroic  side  which  is  always  attractive  to  patriotic  hearts.  But  Libby  is  no  more ! 
The  stranger  may  pass  in  and  out  of  the  dark  building,  which  has  been  converted  to  a  busi- 
ness use,  and  never  gather  more  than  the  faintest  hint  within  its  precincts  of  that  terrible  time. 

Here  I  gave  my  first  song  sermon  to  a  Southern  audience,  and  my  own  soul  told  me 
that  it  was  a  profitable  service.  It  was  well  received.  Before  leaving  the  city  I  gave  three 
more  "evenings  of  song"  to  rather  small  but  appreciative  houses.  My  next  engagement  was 
but  twenty  miles  away,  at  Petersburg,  a  city  numbering  about  twenty  thousand  in  population. 
The  chief  commercial  interest  seems  to  be  tobacco.  I'\isited  the  large  factories,  where  the 
weed  is  manufactured  into  the  various  trade  articles,  and  heard  one  thousand  five  hundred 


/X    THE  SOi/lI, 


BROAP   STREET    METHODIST    CHt'RCH,    RICHMOND,    VA. 


34  /^'  THE  SOL///. 


coloreil  men  siiij;  logetlicr  as  they  twisted  the  narcotic  weeil.  Here  I  smelled,  and  smeiled, 
and  smelled,  and  smelled,  until  I  felt  like  esr/ii-ji'/'/ix'  the  abominable  thing  forever.  'I'he  very 
air  seemed  contaminated  with  it.  In  this  State  is  the  grand  "natural  bridge,''  one  of  the 
world's  great  wonders,  an  incident  in  connection  with  which  has  been  so  graphically  descriljed 
by  Elilui  Burritt,  in  his  sketch  "One  Niche  the  Highest.' 

I  sang  in  the  Baptist  church  to  a  large  audience.  In  this  church  the  pul|)it  is  baptized 
with  the  candidates.  The  pastor  has  but  to  touch  a  spring  and  the  entire  pulpit  immediately 
immerses  itself  beneath  the  baptistry.  This  gives  all  in  the  congregation  an  opportiniity  of 
witnessing  the  baptismal  scenes  to  better  advantage. 

My  ne.xt  ap[)ointment  was  at  Lynchburg,  situated  on  the  James  River.  This  is  a  noted 
railroad  center,  and  vast  fields  of  coal  and  iron  ore  are  found  in  the  vicinity.  From  here 
I  hurried  on  to  Chattanooga,  a  city  near  the  famous  Lookout  Mountain.  The  place  is  his- 
toric. Most  of  it  has  been  built  since  the  war  of  1861.  The  National  Soldiers  Cemeteries 
are  here,  where  over  ten  thousand  are  buried.  Chattanooga  impresses  one  as  a  very  fast 
town.  I  was  glad  to  sing  in  sight  of  Lookout  Mountain.  Knoxville  was  next  my  objective 
point.  Near  here  is  the  model  farm  of  Colonel  Dickinson,  which  comprises  over  five  hundred 
acres  in  the  highest  state  of  cultivation;  and  after  this  Greenville,  the  former  home  and  now 
the  burial-jilace  of  our  ex-President  Andrew  Johnson.  The  place  has  little  interest  to  the 
traveler  but  for  this.  The  greater  part  of  Eastern  Tennessee  is  mountainous,  and  a  fine  grazing 
country. 

Nashville  is  very  picturesquely  situated  on  an  eminence,  which  gives  it  a  most  imposing 
appearance.  Indeed,  the  city  rambles  over  the  hills,  and  gives  one  a  very  delightful  feeling 
of  grace  and  freedom.  Two  institutions  of  learning,  "  Fisk  Lhiiversity "  and  "Central  Col- 
lege," add  fame  to  the  place,  and  bring  in  a  class  of  cultured  people,  which  nothing  else  would 
do  so  readily. 

The  "Fisk  University,"  it  will  be  remembered,  was  built  by  the  noted  "Jubilee  Singers," 
for  the  education  of  the  colored  class  who  aspired  to  a  higher  intellectual  training  and  admis- 
sion to  the  professions.  These  "Jubilee  Singers,"  a  small  company  of  gifted  colored  persons, 
determined  upon  a  musical  tour  to  raise  funds.  They  possessed  remarkably  fine,  rich  voices — 
as  do  almost  all  of  their  race.  Their  plan  was  to  give  religious  concerts,  using  only  the  old  plan- 
tation songs  of  their  days  of  slavery.  The  attempt  proving  very  successful  in  the  L'nited  States, 
they  were  encouraged  to  go  abroad,  and  here  we  have  the  result  of  their  praiseworthy  efforts. 
Here  we  find  the  true  aristocracy  of  the  State,  both  colored  and  white.  "Central  Col- 
lege" is  also  for  this  class,  and  attracts  a  good  attendance.  It  is  presided  over  by  the  faithful 
Dr.  John  Braden.  It  is  worth  a  visit  to  Nashville  to  witness  the  "educated  airs"  which 
many  of  these  people  of  color  put  on.  They  can  not  //<•//'  feeling  the  improved  difference  in 
their  position,  and  this  knowledge  /las  and  does  elevate  them. 

Memphis  called  me  next.  This  is  a  city  of  sixty-five  thousand  inhabitants.  It  is  situated 
on  the  Mississippi  River,  about  one  hundred  miles  below  the  point  where  the  Ohio  makes  its 
junction  with  the  former.  Memphis  is,  consequently,  the  greatest  commercial  city  in  Ten- 
nessee. The  State  produces  wheat,  cotton,  corn,  and  tobacco,  which,  with  hogs,  mules,  and 
cattle — largely  raised  in  some  counties — find  a  ready  market  at  Memphis.  This  city  also  was 
sadly  de]3opulated  by  the  yellow  fever  scourge  of  1878. 

When  I  reached  Memjjhis  it  was  nearly  time  for  my  singing.  If  any  of  my  readers  have 
been  over  the  M.  K.  &  L.  R.  R. ,  or  the  hsf  of  those  South-western  lines,  some  idea  can  be 
formed  of  how  I  felt  after  that  bouncing  trip.  But  I  was  thankful  to  escape  with  unbroken 
limbs,  and  hurried  away  to  my  appointment,  doing  as  well  as  the  circumstances  would  permit. 
My  next  stop  was  at  Brownsville,  somewhat  of  a  rural  town,  with  the  old  style  forms  and 
sentiments  of  the  South. 

My  next  State  was  Arkansas,  and  I  went  directly  to  the  capital  city,  Little  Rock.  This 
is  a  fine,  healthy  city,  and  is  rapidly  growing.  Situated  on  the  Arkansas  River,  which  com- 
municates with  the  great  Mississipjji,  sonieAvhat  farther  down,  it  forms  a  popular  shi]ij)ing 
point  for  the  agricultural  and  the  other  productions  of  the  interior.  It  adorns  a  State  which 
has,  thus  far,  not  many  attractions;  for  much  of  the  Arkansas  country  is  dreary  in  the  extreme 
to  the  traveler,  and  not  very  promising  to  the  politician.  Cattle-raising,  it  is  true,  is  a  profit- 
able business  in  many  parts;  but  the  whole  State  has  yet  to  be  developed  in  its  resources. 
Railroad  trains  vex  you  with  their  slowness  and  rough  riding.  You  protest  that  you  could 
make  as  good  time  in  walking,  and  have  more  comfort.  Travelers  are  constitutional  grum- 
blers, of  course  ;  but  there  ts  much  truth  in  what  is  .said  here.  Time  is  going  to  do  great 
things  for  Arkansas,  and  we  must  be  patient. 

From  here  we  went  to  Hot  Springs,  one  of  the  most  frequented  health  resorts  in  America. 


THE  CEXIKAL  STATES. 


The  springs  are  sixty-six  in  number,  and  vary  in  temperature  from  93°  to  160°  Kahreniieit. 
Issuing  from  the  slope  of  the  mountain,  they  discharge  about  five  hundred  thousand  gallons 
per  day  into  the  creek.  The  waters  are  taken  both  internally  and  externally,  and  have  effected 
some  marvelous  cures  of  skin  diseases. 

Cairo,  Illinois,  built  at  the  confluence  of  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi,  was  my  next  st0])|)ing 
place,  and  from  here  we  journey  to  Louis\ille,  stopping  cii  rottle  at  Paducah  and  New  AUiany, 
the  only  important  cities  on  the  way. 


C'llAPTII!    \\.  —  I.OtlSVIl.I.K  . 

OUISVILLE  is  the  chief  city  of  Kentucky.      Its  site  is  one  of  ])eculiar  excellence. 
This  great  mart  has  a  population  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  thousand,  and  is 
consitlered  one  of  the  most  ])rosperous  of  Southern  cities.      It   is  situated   on  the 
Ohio  River,  and  forms  a  great  center  of  trade  for  tlx;  surrounding  country.      Ken- 
tucky is  a  State  of  mild  and  healthful  climate,  most  of  it  being  mountainous.     Strangers 
find  an  unfiiiling  attraction  in  the  magnificent  Mammoth  Cave,  near  (Jreen  River,  which 
has  been  worthily  classed  among  the  '"seven  wonders  of  the  world." 

At  one  time  the  cave  pro|jerty  embraced  two  himdred  acres,  and  was  valued  at  forty 
dollars.  At  present  it  embraces  two  thousand  acres,  and  is  valued  at  one  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand  dollars.  The  Rotunda,  Star  Chamber,  Giant's  Coffin,  Methodist  Church,  CJoihic 
Chajiel,  liridal  .\ltar,  should  all  be  visited ;  but  as  these  things  must  be  seen  to  be  understood, 
I  will  not  attempt  to  describe  the  wonders  we  saw  during  our  wanderings  underground. 

Lexington  was  the  next  to  hear  from  me.  It  is,  perha])s,  the  most  aristocratic  city  in 
Kentucky.  Here  our  noble  Henry  Clay  declared  that  he  would  "rather  be  right  than  be 
President" — and  he  had  his  choice.  In  Lexington  sacred  song  received  a  hearty  welcome.  I 
sang  under  tlie  auspices  of  the  Presbyterian  Church ;  then  went  forward  to  Frankfort,  the  cap- 
ital of  Kentucky.  Several  smaller  places  in  Kentucky  called  me  to  fill  engagements — Paris, 
Cynthiana,  and  Maysville,  one  of  the  oldest  towns  in  the  State — in  all  of  which  I  held  my 
services,  and  found  the  people  full  of  hosi)itality  and  kindly  feeling. 

Still  moving  on,  in  due  time  I  reached  the  fine  old  city  of  Covington.  It  does  not  seem 
like  a  Southern  city,  though  accounted  such.  Situated  on  the  southern  bank  of  the  Ohio 
River,  just  opposite  Cincinnati,  and  with  a  population  of  thirty-two  thousand  people,  it  forms 
one  of  the  most  important  of  trade  centers.  It  is  now  connected  w  ith  the  great  city  just  over 
the  river  by  tw-o  most  substantial  and  attractive  bridges.  These  bridges  make  the  two  cities 
one.  Singing  in  Covington  was  by  no  means  a  new  thing  to  me.  1  had  sung  here  many 
times  before,  and  always  with  good  encouragement.  This  last  service  was  not  an  exception 
to  the  rule. 

From  Covington  I  journeyed  to  Charleston,  West  Virginia,  celebrated  as  the  scene  of 
John  Brown's  execution.  While  in  this  vicinity  the  remarkable  subterranean  caverns  of  Luray 
should  be  visited.  They  offer  a  spectacle  which,  in  vastness,  variety,  and  beauty,  are  unsur- 
])assed.  ^\'e  next  visited  the  capital  of  West  Virginia — Wheeling — a  flourishing  city  of  over 
thirty-five  thousand  inhabitants.  I  have  always  been  greeted  here  with  large  audiences.  From 
here  I  enter  Ohio,  a  State  rich  in  agricultural  resources,  and  far  ahead  of  many  older  States 
in  manufactures  and  commerce.  Cohmibus  is  the  capital,  with  a  jjopulation  estimated  at  over 
seventy-five  thou.sand.  Twenty-four  miles  from  here  and  we  reach  the  neat  little  city  of  Del- 
aware. The  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  and  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Female  College  are  located 
here.  It  was  at  Marion,  in  this  State,  that  I  found  my  dear  wife,  whose  devoted  comjianion- 
ship  and  love  have  been  the  chief  comfort  and  solace  of  my  life.  No  wonder,  therefore,  that 
I  associate  with  Ohio  my  happiest  memories  of  the  past.  Cincinnati,  the  Queen  City  of  the 
State,  next  to  New  Vork,  claimed  the  greatest  share  of  my  attention. 

FYom  Ohio  we  pass  into  Indiana,  stopping  at  Richmond,  the  headquarters  of  the  Western 
Quakers.  Indianapolis,  the  State  capital,  in  which  there  is  a  strong  Methodist  element,  has 
ever  received  me  heartily.  The  new  State-house  here  is  a  magnificent  building.  A\'e  now 
take  train  for  'I'erre  Haute,  beautifully  situated  on  the  banks  of  the  Wabash  River,  and  thence 
to  Lafayette,  situated  at  the  head  of  navigation  on  the  Wabash  River,  and  from  here  to  Fort 
Wayne,  one  of  the  chief  cities  of  Indiana,  with  a  population  of  about  thirty  thousand. 

The  next  important  point  is  Toledo,  situated  on  the  Maumee  River.  Its  commerce  is 
very  large  and  its  manufactures  are  numerous  and  important.  Leaving  Toledo  we  next  ticket 
for  Cleveland,  stopping  on  the  way  at  Oberlin,  the  seat  of  Oberlin  College,  from  which  no 
one  is  excluded  on  account  of  sex  or  color.     Cleveland  is  the  second  city  in  size  and  impor- 


■I HE  CKXTKAL  STATES. 


tance  in  Ohio.      It  is  laid  out  witii  great  taste,   the  streets  being  remarkalily  wide  and   uell 
])aved.     The  abundance  of  shade-trees  has  given  it  the  title  of  '-Forest  City." 

Going  on  to  Pittsburgh,  which  we  proudly  designate  the  great  metropolis  of  iron,  the 
busy  sounds  to  be  a  key-note  of  our  transatlantic  industr)-  and  enterprise.  Yet  after  all  this 
busy  city  is,  as  it  were,  a  black  forest  of  high  smoking  and  (laming  chimneys,  reared  u])on 
and  amid  the  grand  old  Alleghany  Mountains,  and  whose  wharves  are  washed  by  both  the 
Monongahela  and  Alleghany  rivers  just  as  they  merge  their  waters  in  the  broad  Ohio.  Here 
was  the  home  and  field  of  labor  of  my  friend,  the  late  Dr.  Alexander  Clark:  and  since  his 
decease  I  iiave  felt  that  it  can  never  be  the  same  Pittsburgh  to  me.  When  there  I  may  not 
hear  his  kindly  voice,  and  look  again  upon  his  dear  familiar  face,  although  the  city  has  itself 
most  tenderly  exjiressed  its  bereavement  at  his  loss. 

My  course  from  thi,s  point  was  on  to  Newcastle,  to  sing  at  the  kind  invitation  of  Ira  1). 
Sankey,  who  has  of  late  years  been  doing  his  own  singing,  and  with  blessed  results,  and  wlio. 
in  a  recent  letter  to  me,  says:  "I  shall  ever  look  ujion  you  as  one  of  the  biggest  factors  in 
my  life;  for  it  was  you  who  opened  up  to  me  the  wondrous  power  there  is  in  singing  the 
blessed  gospel  of  our  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ."  At  this  time  Mr.  Sankey  was  engaged 
in  the  revenue  department,  and  was  the  efficient  superintendent  of  the  Newcastle  Methodist 
Sunday-school.  Subsequently  he  became  associated  with  me  in  singing  and  in  a  business 
capacity  for  a  few  years,  and  in  this  position  came  in  contact  with  Mr.  Moody,  the  dual  services 
of  whom,  in  sermon  and  in  song,  the  Christian  world  to-day  delights  to  honor. 

In  the  next  stage  of  my  journey  I  struck  Oil  City,  the  center  and  headquarters  of  the 
oil  region.  It  is  not  particularly  attractive  to  either  the  eye  or  the  nose,  but  it  will  afford 
the  best  opportunity  of  witnessing  the  various  operations  of  obtaining,  refuiing,  guaging,  and 
shipping  petroleum. 

The  vast  quantities  of  petroleum  or  kerosene  oil,  which  were  at  first  discovered  and  ob- 
tained by  driving  and  drilling  artesian  wells  into  the  earth,  from  which  this  wonderful  fluid 
deposit  flowed  out  for  many  months,  and  was  afterward  pumped  by  steam  power,  have  become 
in  a  great  measure  exhausted,  and  the  world  is  now  supplied  with  three-fourths  of  all  the  oil 
consumed  from  the  mountain  liasin  in  which  the  city  of  Bradford,  in  this  same  State,  is  sit- 
uated, which  fields  are  immediately  reached  by  narrow-gauge  railroads,  running  up  the  steep 
grades  of  the  hills,  and  crossing  the  great  chasms  between  them,  on  skeleton  bridges  of  timber 
and  spiles.  Four  years  ago  this  agricultural  hamlet,  nestling  among  these  old  hills,  was  almost 
isolated  from  the  outer  world  by  the  huge  batdements  of  nature,  and  barely  contained  one 
thousand  inhabitants.  But  as  if  by  magic  wand  it  has  sprung  up  into  the  proportions  of  a 
large  city  of  thirteen  thousand  inhabitants  by  the  discovery  of  its  rich  oil  deposits ;  and  in 
an  area  of  thirty  miles  in  length  by  from  tw^o  and  one-half  to  seven  miles  in  width,  six  thou- 
sand wells  have  been  sunk,  at  an  average  cost  of  three  thousand  dollars  each,  whose  skeleton 
derricks,  upreared  against  the  sky,  dot  all  the  hills  and  valleys  like  so  many  sentinels — e\en 
the  streets,  yards,  and  gardens  of  the  city  proper  having  these  not  strictly  ornamental  struct- 
ures planted  therein,  as  thickly  as  shade-trees  in  many  less  fortunate  but  more  aristocratic 
localities. 

The  product  or  yield  of  these  wells  is  conducted  to  vast  wooden  tanks,  and  from  thence 
forced  by  steam  power  through  several  main  lines  of  large  iron  pipe  (which  extend  one  hun- 
dred miles  or  more  under  ground),  over  hills,  mountains,  and  plains,  and  through  valleys, 
gorges,  and  rivers,  to  Olean,  Williamsport,  Salamanca,  and  other  railroad  centers,  where  the 
oil  is  conducted  into  huge  oil-tanks  built  upon  platform  cars,  and  thence  takei:  to  the  refin- 
eries in  different  sections  of  the  country.  These  oil  wells  flow  spontaneously  for  about  two 
years,  and  are  pumped  for  two  more,  by  which  time  the  supply  is  generally  exhausted.  The 
paying  wells  average  a  yield  of  two  hundred  and  forty  barrels  every  twenty-four  hours,  while 
the  aggregate  supply  of  petroleum  from  this  great  subterranean  vat,  or  reservoir,  at  Bradford, 
is  forty-five  thousand  barrels  each  day.  Here  are  gathered  speculative  and  money-seeking 
characters  from  not  only  all  portions  of  my  own,  but  from  many  foreign  countries. 

This  entire  region  has  received  a  fresh  boom  by  the  finding  of  natural  gas,  which  is  likely 
to  outrival  the  oil  industry.  Natural  gas  is  being  found  in  many  parts  of  Pennsylvania  and 
Ohio,  notably  in  the  vicinity  of  Pittsburgh  and  Findlay,  Ohio.  The  gas  is  used  for  both  heating 
and  illuminating  purposes,  and  I  think  it  would  be  safe  to  predict  that  in  the  next  few  years  all 
the  principal  cities  in  Ohio,  ^\'estern  Pennsylvania,  and  New  York  will  be  heated  by  natural 
gas.      Many  of  the  wells  have  a  pressure  of  six  hundred  ].)ounds. 

^Ve  next  went  to  ^^^1shington,  Pa.,  to  have  a  look  at  the  crematory,  erected  about  a  mile 
and  a  half  from  the  town,  and  where  a  few  bodies  have  been  cremated;  and  I  could  not 
avoid   contrasting  this  with  a  somewhat   similar   practice   performed  by  the   heathen   on   the 


AT  THE  CATITAL. 


37 


banks  of  the  Ganges.  We  next  visit  Harrisburg,  the  capital  of  Pennsylvania.  The  city  is 
handsomely  built,  and  is  surrounded  by  beautiful  scenery.  From  the  dome  of  the  State-house 
(which  is  situated  on  an  eminence)  a  delightful  view  can  be  obtained,  l-'rom  here  we  visit 
Hagerstown.  This  was  the  scene  of  several  severe  conflicts  during  the  civil  war.  .Annai)olis, 
the  cai)ital  of  Maryland,  is  deserving  of  a  visit  if  the  tourist  has  time. 


Cii.-vrrrK  \'ll. — Washincton. 


ASHINGTON,  D.  C,  was  my  ne.vt  rendezvous,  America's  Capital  City,  the  center 
of  the  great  Republican  Government.      It  contains  a  population  of  about  one  hun- 


l,l|£(!|?      ot  me  gre 
•?  V  V  t}jl     ilf'-'tl  'Tul   fifiy  thousand,  and   is  much  admired   for  its  elegant   buildings,   lastelul 


-)         decorations,  and  wide,  clean  streets.      My  first  singing  here  occurred  some  )ears 
before,   in   the   Hall   of  Representatives,    in   the   presence  of  the   President,   Abraham 
•^y^^      Lincoln,  and  his  Cabinet. 

n  The  simi)licity  of  the  melodies,  combined  with  their  lofty  sentiment,  touched  these 

great  minds,  wearied  with  the  tangled  affairs  of  State,  and  for  a  time  seemed  to  bring 

comfort  and  rest.      Mr.  Lincoln  w-as  particularly  ]jleased  with  "Your  Mission,"  and  sent  up 

a  wrilleii  request  (which   I   now  have   in  my  possession,  and  regard  as  a  rare  relic)  to  ha\e   it 


I'NITRD    STATES   CAITT.\L,   XV  ' 


repeated.  .Among  those  present  on  that  occasion  may  be  mentioned  \Vm.  H.  Seward,  Salmon 
P.  Chase,  Charles  Sumner,  Fessenden,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury;  Stanton,  Secretary  of  A\'ar; 
Wells,  Schuyler  Colfax,  Washburne,  Blaine.  Dawes,  Boutwell,  W.  S.  Hancock,  General  James 
A.  Garfield,  and  representatives  of  the  highest  social  culture  of  the  country  adorned  and 
graced  the  occasion.      I   have  given  many  services  in  the  capital  since  then,  and  have  always 


AT   I IIF.   CAriTAL. 


had  good  audiences.  I  visited  Washington  in  the  winter  of  1878,  en  route  for  Texas,  on 
which  occasion  I  i)aid  my  resjjects  to  President  Hayes  and  his  estimable  lady  at  the  White 
House. 


HALL    OF    REPRESENTATIVES,    WASHINGTON. 


The  most  prominent  object  in  the  city  is  the  Capitol  building.  The  beholder  is  impressed 
with  its  noble  proportions,  its  magnificent  collonades,  and  its  great  dome.  The  United  States 
Treasury,  War  and  Navy  Departments.  Patent  Office,  new  Pension  Building,  Smithsonian  In- 
stitution, and  Washington  Monument  should  all  be  visited. 

Singing  on  in  my  course  I  soon  found  myself  at  Baltimore,  the  "  Monumental  City,"  and 
largest  city  of  Maryland.  This  State  lies  directly  west  of  Delaware,  and  is  pierced  by  the 
Chesa])eake  Bay.  Tlie  area  is  about  nine  thousand  three  hundred  square  miles.  The  western 
part  of  the  State  is  hilly,  or  mountainous,  but  as  it  slo|)es  eastward  it  becomes  level. 

The  Bay  forms  a  most  excellent  avenue  of  commerce,  and  furnishes  the  State  with  other 
important  resources.  Baltimore  is  famed  as  a  beautiful  city  all  over  the  world.  It  contains 
a  population  of  about  four  hundred  thousand  souls.  My  first  appearance  here  was  at  the 
anniversary  of  the  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Churfh.  My  style  of  music 
was  altogether  new  to  Baltimoreans,  and  they  seemed  (juite  entranced  with  it.  Some  in  the 
audience  even  fell  to  shouting  over  it.  There  is  no  city  in  America  more  Methodistic  than 
Baltimore;  nor  scarcely  another  equal  to  it  in  hospitality  to  strangers.  I  went  from  church 
to  church  here,  and  sang  to  gathered  crowds;  and  over  seven  thousand  children  collected  to 
listen  to  my  songs,  at  the  Market  Hall.  I  stood  on  a  stand  and  sang  until  I  was  tired  and 
hoarse.  Afterward  I  gave  a  service  in  one  of  the  Baptist  churches.  The  program  of  the 
evening  was  just  about  half  finished  when  the  Rev.  Griffith  Owen  came  to  me,  and  asked 
if  I  would  allow  an  interruption  for  a  few  moments.  Of  course  I  willingly  consented,  and 
seated  myself  to  rest  awhile.  There  was  a  slight  rustle  in  the  congregation,  and  in  a  moment 
a  couple  stood  before  the  altar  to  be  married.  Why  they  had  chosen  this  time  for  the  beau- 
tiful ceremony,  I  do  not  know;  but  it  seemed  most  appropriate  to  celebrate  so  glad  a  sacra- 
ment in  the  midst  of  joy  and  song.  At  the  close  of  the  ceremony  I  sang  a  nuptial  hymn, 
and  they  went  on  their  way  rejoicing.  It  formed  a  very  pleasant  episode  in  our  meeting, 
as  one  may  imagine. 

From  here  I  was  invited  to  give  about  twenty-five  services  of  song  through  the  State 
under  the  auspices  of  the  State  Sunday-school  Association. 

Dover  is  the  capital  of  Delaware,  and  Wilmington  its  chief  city.  Here  I  held  a  service 
of  song,  as  I  did  in  all  the  larger  cities  and  towns  of  the  State,  every-where  finding  the  people 
hospitable  and  appreciative. 

From  here  I  turned  to  the  "Quaker  city"  of  Philadelphia,  a  city  of  staid,  quiet.  God- 
fearing and  law-abiding  people,  whose  natural  characteristics  display  themselves  in  the  regu- 
larity and  width  of  the  streets,  the  cleanliness,  wealth,  and  refinement  evident  every-where. 
It  has  a  proud  history,  having  been  the  birth-place  of  .American  Independence. 


HAL  TIMOR E. 


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MT.    \ERNu\     METHUUI.sr    tdSLUlAL    LlilKCH,   UAL;:.MUUK 


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J-UlLADhWniA,    THE  QLAKEK  CITY. 


INTERIOR    AND    EXTERIOR    OF    INDEPENDESl'E    HALL,    PHILADELI'HIA. 


PHILADELPHIA,    THE  QUAKER  CITY. 


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My  audience  here  was  four  thousand  strong.  I  was  introduced  to  the  assembly  by  George 
H.  Stuart,  who,  in  presenting  me,  said:  "Ahhough  my  friends  tell  me  I  have  no  taste  in 
mu^ic,  yet  I  have  eyes  that  could  weep  with  I'resident  Lincoln,  when  Mr.  Thillips  sang  his 
touching  songs  in  Washington."  While  here  I  met  Mr.  R.  Pearsall  Smith,  who  has  since 
scattered  his  notes  on  the  "Rest  of  Faith"  over  our  own  land.  Great  liritain,  and  even  up 
into  the  palace  of  the  German  king.  It  was  after  a  "service  of  song,"  held  at  the  Ebenezer 
Church,  that  Mr.  Smith  called  me  aside  and  gave  me  some  words  of  strong  encouragement 
which  have  been  a  great  blessing  to  me  ever  since.  Shortly  after  this  Mr.  Smith  wrote  me 
a  very  urgent  request  to  visit  his  father's  house,  and  there  sing  some  of  my  songs.  He  said : 
".My  father  is  a  good  man;  but  although  all  his  children  are  Christians,  he  has  never  made 
a  profession.  Now,  Brother  Phillips,  I  have  faith  to  believe  that  if  you  will  go  there,  and 
sing  some  of  your  hymns,  he  will  give  his  heart  to  Christ."  Such  was  the  entreaty;  so  I 
fi.\ed  upon  a  date,  and  went.  Most  of  the  family  were  present,  and  nearly  all  in  the  somber 
garb  of  Quakers.  Pearsall  Smith  had  forethought  to  invite  that  saintly  man,  Rev.  Alfred 
Cookman,  to  be  present;  he  and  myself  were  the  only  ones  there  besides  the  family. 

At  Pearsall  Smith's  request  I  sang,  the  old  man,  with  his  white  locks,  listening  attentively. 
After  I  had  finislied  one  piece  he  said  to  me:  "Will  you  jjlease  sing  that  over  again?"  So 
I  sang  the  hymn,  "What  hast  Thou  done  for  me?"  again  to  please  him — 

"I  spent  long  years  for  thee 

In  weariness  and  woe, 
That  one  eternity 

Of  joy  thou  mijjhtest  know! 
I  spent  long  years  lor  thee,  for  thee. 

Hast  tliou  spent  one  for  me?'' 

The  father  of  seventy  years  was  weeping  as  I  closed.  "Let  us  pray,"  said  Alfred  Cook- 
man.  They  all  knelt,  and  he  did  pray  for  the  old  man's  salvation;  and  that  prayer  was  heard 
above!  Then  and  there  the  old  man  had  born  within  him  a  hojie  of  eternal  life.  He  gave 
himself  up  to  Christ,  who  had  given  His  life  for  him,  as  the  hymn  said,  and  we  all  rejoiced 
together.  Speaking  aside  to  Pearsall  Smith  in  the  course  of  the  evening,  1  said:  "  How 
strange  this  is!"  "Why  so?"  he  returned;  "I  expected  it,  just  as  I  wrote  you,  for  I  felt  that 
God  would  honor  the  means."  This  was  one  of  the  happiest  evenings  of  my  life,  for  i't  was 
one  of  song  and  salvation. 


From  Philadelphia  I  made  for  Trenton,  the  capital  of  New  Jersey,  to  sing  at  a  reunion 
conference  of  Methodist  ministers.  This  convention  is  associated  in  my  recollection  with  very 
happy  memories.  I  met  with  a  most  appreciative  reception  at  the  hands  of  both  the  confer- 
ence and  the  press:  but,  better  than  this,  my  work  was  owned  by  Him  whose  divine  approval 
far  outvalues  every  earthly  triumph.     No  less  than  three  persons  wrote  to  me  after  that  con- 


J.V  THE   U  EST. 


fcrence,  dating  llicir  conversion  to  it,  and  ascribing  tiicir  change  of  heart  to  the  gospel  of 
my  songs.  New  Jersey  is  an  old  i)lace  for  An\erica;  Fins,  Swedes,  and  English  being  among 
its  earlier  settlers.  Krom  this  mixed  ancestry  has  develojied  that  quaint  character — a  "Jersey- 
man" — who  is  famous  every-where  for  his  oddity.  In  the  last  century  the  State  constitution 
of  New  Jersey  provided  for  universal  suffrage;  white  and  black,  male  and  female,  sharing 
equally  the  privilege.     This,  however,  has  been  considerably  modified  since. 

At  Ocean  Grove,  this  State,  I  conducted  a  song  jubilee  for  a  week.  I'rom  this  delighiful 
place  I  proceeded  to  the  coal-fields  in  the  Juniata  valley,  receiving  a  hearty  receiition  from 
the  citizens  of  Altoona,  which  seems  to  be  a  mountain  railroad  center;  at  Mauch  Chunk,  the 
Switzerland  of  .America,  where  the  railway  cars  are  carried  over  liie  mountain  by  the  force  of 
gravity;  at  Scranton,  Wilkesbarre,  \\'illiamsi)ort,  and  Pittston,  in  which  latter  place  a  mountain 
of  coal  has  been  burning  for  the  last  three  years,  and  almost  threatening  to  undermine  the 
city  itself.  All  these  localities  are  the  centers  of  immense  coal  interests,  and  beneath  the  .soil 
on  which  they  are  built,  and  with  which  they  are  surrounded,  lie  great  beds  of  anthracite 
coal,  sufficient  to  furnish  fuel  for  the  whole  world  for  centuries  to  come.  Every-where  in  this 
section  of  the  State  my  services  were  largely  attended  and  well  received. 

From  thence  I  went  on  to  Chambersburg,  and  then  to  Gettysburg,  where  the  great  and 
decisive  battle  of  the  Rebellion  was  successfully  fought  under  General  Meade.  After  a  lengthy 
visit  to  the  great  battle-field,  where  so  many  of  my  countrymen  yielded  up  their  lives,  I  re- 
turned to  the  city  and  gave  my  evening's  service  of  song ;  but  during  its  e.xercises  I  could 
almost  imagine  I  heard  the  sounds  of  the  carnage  which  so  lately  filled  the  air  where  now  I 
was  singing  the  hymns  of  peace  and  love. 

Shortly  after  my  visit  to  this  great  battle-ground,  we  started  upon  our  tour  around  the 
world,  and  as  the  important  points  intervening  between  here  and  St.  Louis  have  been  already, 
described,  I  must  ask  the  attention  of  my  readers  to  the  metropolis  of  Missouri. 


SI.    LOUIS    LUlDGIi    0\  EK    THE     Mis 


Missouri  can  boast  one  of  the  largest,  and,  perhaps,  for  its  size,  one  of  the  wealthiest  cities 
in  America,  having  a  population  of  over  500.000  souls,  and  of  vast  commercial  importance 
to  the  South-west  and  the  world.  St.  Louis  is  finely  situated  on  the  west  bank  of  the  great 
Mississippi  River;  and  had  its  citizens  possessed  the  driving  spirit  of  enterprise  which  char- 
acterizes those  of  Chicago,  it  could  not  have  failed  to  become  preeminently  above  all  others 
the  great  commercial  center  of  export  and  import  for  our  Western  world.  Here  the  Missis- 
sippi" is  spanned  by  the  longest  and  finest  bridge  in  the  United  States,  connecting  the  Illinois 
and  Missouri  shores,  over  which  passes  an  almost  constant  stream  of  railway,  passenger,  and 
freight  cars,  as  well  as  vehicles  and  foot  passengers,  while  the  city  proper  is  so  tunneled  that 


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passengers  and  freight  pass  under  it  in  transit  to  and   from  the   far  West  without  change  or 
transfer. 

I'Vom  St.  Louis  we  pass  on  to  Jefferson  City,  the  capital  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  and 
thence  to  Kansas  City,  which  appears  to  be  grandly  struggling  to  become  the  gate  city  to 
the  great  South-west,  whose  high  bluffs  are  graduall)  being  le\eled  by  the  enterprising  people 
of  this  fast-growing  city.  Thence  I  went  on  to  Sedalia  and  St.  Joseph,  which  latter  is,  |)er- 
haps,  the  wealthiest  city  in  this  portion  of  the  State,  and  which  is  quite  jealous  of  its  rival, 
Kansas  City. 


OAKIiEN    OF    THE    l.nHS- 


My  next  stop  was  at  Quincy,  one  of  the  liveliest  cities  in  Illinois.  We  also  visited  Peoria, 
another  thriving  Illinois  town.  Rock  Island  is  another  flourishing  city.  Here  is  the  Central 
United  States  Arsenal  and  Armory.  Just  oi)i)Osite  is  the  city  of  Davenport,  the  second  city 
of  Iowa;  At  the  head  of  navigation,  on  the  Des  Moines  River,  is  situated  the  city  of  Des 
^Toines,  the  capital  of  Iowa.  The  ne.xt  stop  I  made  was  at  Council  Bluffs.  Here  the  great 
Missouri   River  bridge   connects   with   Omaha,   the  largest  city  of  Nebraska.      It   occupies  a 


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TlIK  J'.ltJ/-JC  COAST. 


heautiliil  plateau,  rising  gradually  into  hluffs,  and  has  a  population  of  over  sixty  thousand. 
Lincoln  is  the  capital  of  Nebraska ;  and  if  1  wantetl  to  make  any  of  our  interior  \\'estern  States 
my  home,  I  would  go  to  Lincoln. 


Chaptkr  \III. — Colorado  and  the  Pacific  Coast. 

jjyNCE  more   in   motion,   I   di- 

reeled  my  stci)s  toward  Col- 

^^5     orado  and  the  Pacific  Coast ; 

and,   in   doing  so,   had  the 

great   jileasure   of  traveling   in 

the  delightful  reclining  cars  oa 

the  Union  Pacific  Railway  with 

a  numlier  of  Christian  friends, 
which  included  my  family,  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  ^'incent,  and  Mr.  Moody.  En- 
tering the  State  of  Colorado,  I  visited 
Georgetown,  Cheyenne,  Greeley,  and 
Denver.  .V  short  distance  from  here 
and  we  come  to  the  Manitou  Springs. 
The  famous  Pike's  Peak,  fourteen 
thousand  three  hundred  feet  high, 
commanding  a  view  of  many  thousand 
square  miles  of  mountain  and  plain, 
and  into  the  Garden  of  the  Gods,  a 
tract  of  land  about  five  hundred  acres 
in  'extent,  bordered  by  ravines  which 
shut  it  in  entirely  from  the  ]5lains. 
The  rocks  are  upheaved  into  fiintastic 
shapes,  some  of  them  rising  in  a  per- 
pendicular position  to  a  height  of  three 
hundred  feet. 

Passing  rapidly  on  to  the  territory  of  Utah,  with  its  popualtion  of  over  two  hundred  thou- 
sand, and  Ogden,  the  half-way  city  on  the  overland  route  to  the  Golden  Gate.  Here  Brother 
Moody,   feeling  a  strong  desire  to  preach   to  the  Mormons   of  Salt   Lake   City,   preceded   us 


MuKMON    TEMILE,    SALT   LAKE    CITV. 


MOKMUN    TABERNACLE,    SALT    LAKE    CITV. 

thither  to  make  arrangements,   and  secure  the  use  of  the  old  Mormon  Tabernacle,   the  new 
one  being  refused  for  all  Gentile  purposes.      Dr.  Vincent  and  myself  joined  him  on  Saturday 


I 


SALJ'  LAKE  CITY. 


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evening;  but,  although  the  building  had  been  secured,  there  seemed  no  possible  way  of 
advertising  the  occasion;  but  the  Lord  made  all  things  easy  in  the  following  manner:  On 
Sunday  morning  we  three  friends  visited  the  Mormon  schools,  where  we  foimd  one  of  my 
music-books  in  use;  and,  my  presence  being  announced,  I  was  asked  to  sing,  which  I  prom- 
ised to  do  after  Mr.  Moody  had  spok- 
en, doing  from  thence  we  attended 
service  in  the  new  'rabernacle,  where, 
after  a  two-hours'  address  by  Orson 
Pratt,  the  Mormon  apostle,  one  of  the 
elders  said:  "Brother  Pratt,  you've 
preached  long  encjugh;"  and  the  su- 
perintendent of  the  school  we  had  just 
left  added:  "We've  got  Philip  Phil- 
lijjs  here,  from  New  York,  and  many 
of  us  would  like  to  hear  him  sing." 
Upon  this  I  was  invited  forward ;  but 
there  being  no  instrument  I  merely 
told  the  peo[)le  tiiat  if  they  wanted  to 
hear  me  they  must  attend  the  service 
that  was  to  be  held  afterwards  in  the 
old  Tabernacle.  This  was  the  only 
announcement  that  was  possible;  but 
as  there  were  ten  thousand  people 
present,  it  was  more  than  enough. 
Upon  hearing  the  name  of  the  old 
Tabernacle,  several  people  called  out: 
"Why  not  the  new?  the  old  one  is 
too  small ; "  and  it  was  immediately 
arranged  that  the  service  should  be 
held  in  the  very  place  that  had  been 

])reviously  refused  for  it,  and  an  audience  of  eight  thousand  was  secured  in  the  only  possible 
way.  Such  was  an  early  result  of  Mr.  Moody's  faith,  which  afterwards  accomplished  so  much 
both  in  England  and  America. 

Again  we  seated  ourselves  in  a  comfortable  parlor  car,  and  went  speeding  over  the  broad 
plains,  through  the  flickering  light  and  darkness  of  the  snow-sheds,  erected  to  guard  the  line 
against  destruction  by  snow-slides.  These  sheds  are  like  tunnels,  and  interrupt  the  view  of 
some  of  the  most  romantic  scenery  on  the  line.  Through  tunnels  and  gulches,  and  along 
the  brow  of  ravines  and  precipices  our  iron  pathway  takes  us  until  we  reach  San  Francisco. 


SNOW-SHED,    U.NION     PACIFIC    RAILROAD. 


Chaptf.r  IX. — Through  the  Golden  Gate. 

Ip-T  was  on  the  eighth  of  March  that  we  once  more  bade  our  California  friends  adieu; 
and,  being  nicely  located  on  board  the  staunch  steamer  Cy])hrenes,  set  sail  for  the 
^Ifr     largest  island  in  the  world — Australia;  the  wc  in  the  case  being  myself,  my  wife, 
'(' '^'*^         ^ffl  ™y  t^^'o  sons.      From  childhood  a  charm   has  l)een  associated  with   the  name 
^''^    of  Australia.     The  word  is  from  the  Latin  australis,  signifying  "southern."     A  strange- 
ness and  far-offness  has  always  lingered   in  the   meaning  of  the  word ;   and   no  books 
on  the  subject,  nor  any  of  the  occasional  newspaper  accounts — although  I  have  latterly 
'        perused  not  a  few — have  ever  fully  dispelled  the  sense  of  isolation  and  weirdness  rej)- 
resented  by  the  musical  syllables — Australia. 

The  anchor  weighed,  the  ropes  cast  from  the  moorings  and  hauled  in,  the  gangway  drawn 
which  separates  us  from  friends  and  native  land,  slowly  we  glide  away  from  the  wharf — 
jiast  Alketras  Island  and  Seal  Rock,  down  through  the  CJolden  (late ;  while  the  waving  hand- 
kerchiefs of  our  dear  friends,  growing  fainter  and  fainter  to  our  sight,  now  become  as  tiny 
white  specks  upon  the  horizon  of  our  vision,  and  finally  disappearing  altogether,  make  us  alive 
to  the  reality  of  crossing  the  great  Pacific. 

Our  steamer  was  a  good,  strong  ship,  built  on  the  River  Clyde  for  the  Eastern  tea  trade, 
owned  in  Liverpool,  and  well  manned  by  English  sailors.  Its  captain,  Mr.  Wood,  was  an 
excellent   mariner.      Among  the   officers  we  may  mention   specially  the  chief  engineer,  who, 


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ADIl:C  JO  NAJIl'E  /..l.\/>. 


being  a  teetotaler,  was  a  world  of  comfort  to  us  during  the  entire  passage  on  account  of  his 
freeilom  from  a  vice  to  which  so  many  who  follow  the  high  seas  are  addicted.  The  ship's 
surgeon,  however,  was  directly  the  opposite  of  this  gentleman,  being  profane  in  language, 
jirolific  in  abuse,  brutal  in  habit;  and  had  not  the  captain  |)laced  him  under  guard  on  sev- 
eral occasions  during  the  voyage,  serious  troubles  miglit  have  resulted  in  consequence  of  his 
overbearing  disposition.  .\s  to  his  medical  skill,  evidently  some  special  providence  gave  little 
or  no  op|)ortunity  of  jnitting  it  to  the  test. 

Imagine  yourself  and  family  confined  within  the  narrow  limits  of  a  ship,  on  a  thirty-eight- 
days'  passage  on  the  |)athless  ocean,  bound  for  a  far  land  of  which  you  know  but  little, 
accompanied  by  twentv-six  jiassengers  from  almost  as  many  different  nations,  whose  principal 
pastime  is  gambling  and  drinking,  and  you  will  appreciate  my  condition. 


THROfCH    THE    GOI.DEX    CATR,    CALIFORNIA. 


There  was  a  complete  sense  of  isolation  from  mankind  to  me  in  this  voyage,  as  with  my 
dear  little  family  I  occupied  my  time  in  reading,  conversation,  playing  at  quoits,  and  other 
simple  pastimes,  which  served  to  relieve  the  monotony  of  sea  life. 

Our  steamer,  although  of  staunch  build,  was  not  noted  for  speed,  its  average  being  about 
two  hundred  miles  in  twenty-four  hours.  On  pleasant  days  we  spent  much  time  upon  the 
deck.  Here  we  watched  the  hundreds  of  sea  gulls  that  circled  round  and  round  the  ship  on 
graceful  wing  in  quest  of  food  that  might  be  thrown  to  them,  while  they  wildly  screamed  in 
their  attempts  to  preserve  their  maritime  rights,  one  against  the  other,  in  gaining  possession 
of  the  same.  But  the  sailors  told  us  we  were  soon  to  lose  sight  of  our  aerial  cornpanions, 
as  these  birds  would  cease  to  follow  us  when  our  prow  began  to  part  the  waters  of  mid-ocean. 

The  habits  of  the  flying  fish  also  afforded  us  much  amusement,  as  they  suddenly  started 
up  from  the  waves  in  shoals,  and  alighted  again  about  two  hundred  yards  away.  It  is  said 
that  the  larger  fish  chase  them,  and  that  the  good  Creator  has  bestowed  upon  them  this  won- 
derful power  to  e.scape  from  the  pursuit  of  their  imjjlacable  enemies.  I  would  that  humanity 
were  possessed  of  such  a  gracious  gift  wherewith  to  baffle  and  fly  away  from  the  clutches  of 
temptation '.     These  singular  fish  are  from  four  to  eight  inches  in  length,  and  glisten  like  pieces 


CA'oss/xa  1  HE  i'acii-ic. 


of  burnished  silver  as   they  dart  through   the  air  about  ten  feet  above  the  water.      It  often 
happens  that  they  fall  upon  the  decks  of  vessels,  and  are  accounted  most  delicious  food. 

With  beautiful  moonlight  nights  and  wooing  breezes  we  began  to  feel  the  warmer  jjreaih 
of  the  tropics  fanning  our  cheeks.  The  sea  gull  had  been  left  behind;  and  that  large  brown 
bird,  the  albatross,  measuring  several  feet  from  tij)  to  tip  of  wing,  had  taken  its  place  as  ocean 
mendicant.  On  our  first  Sabbath  on  the  Pacific,  at  eleven  o'clock  in  the  morning,  the  ca])tain 
read  the  service  on  deck,  but  it  seemed  cold  and  heartless.  How  the  Christian  heart  loves 
to  whisper  into  the  Infinite  ear  its  almost  infinite  necessities,  communing  with  the  great  Father 
in  the  warmth  of  child-like  affection,  unchilled  by  the  fanaticism  of  stereotyjied  prayer;  and 
how  thankful  were  we  on  board  this  good  sliip  that  the  "  K\er-present "  is  also  the  "ever 
ready  "  to  hear  and  bless  his  children  I 


HONOLULU,   SANDWICH 


After  a  smooth  passage  of  ten  days,  at  two  o'clock  in  the  morning,  we  were  safely  moored 
in  the  peaceful  harbor  of  Honolulu.  Late  in  the  afternoon  we  had  passed  .Maui  to  our  e.\- 
treme  left,  but  were  too  far  distant  to  behold  her  luxuriant  tropical  growth  of  fruit,  flower, 
and  foliage.  Soon  after  we  were  passing  through  the  Molokai  Channel,  but  it  was  so  late 
that  we  could  only  see  the  volcanic  clifis  of  Oahu,  of  which  Honolulu  is  the  capital,  faintly 
outlined  by  the  moonlight.  Rounding  Diamond  Head  at  about  midnight,  rockets  were  sent 
up  to  signal  jiilots  that  they  might  come  on  board  and  take  our  ship  safely  through  the  hidden 
reefs  and  coral  beds,  so  plentiful  in  the  beautiful  bay  of  the  metropolis  of  this  famous  island 
group. 

Landing  at  the  unseasonable  hour  of  three  o'clock  in  the  morning,  we  proceeded  to  the 
only  hotel  on  the  island,  and  which  is  under  the  management  of  the  government.  Here  we 
found  every  room  occupied;  but  the  clerk  kindly  vacated  and  prepared  his  own  room  for 
our  accommodation  that  we  might  take  a  short  rest;  and  for  about  two  hours  our  little  family 
quartette  lay  crosswise  on  one  bed  and  soundly  slept.  When  we  awakened  in  the  early  morn- 
ing, and  looked  out  upon  our  surroimdings,  it  seemed  as  though  we  had  been  suddenly 
transported  into  an  earthly  paradise  of  fresh  fruits,  beautiful  flowers,  and  rare  exotics.  At 
six  o'clock  we  were  agreeably  sur|irised  by  a  visit  from  the  good  Dr.  Damon,  the. seamen's 
friend,  one  of  the  oldest  missionaries  upon  the  island,  and  known  the  world  over  by  the 
mariners  as  the  spiritual  father  of  the  children  of  the  seas.  His  gentle  tap  at  the  door  and 
a  response  from  his  lips  brought  me  cpiickly  to  my  feet,  and  I  found  him  all  aglow  with  hos 


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il.i\oi.ri  r.  OK  iiM<noK  of  kust.- 


piiality,  and  anxious  for  a  service  of  song  before  1  should  recmhark.  Ascertaining  that  our 
ship  would  remain  in  port  for  twenty  hours,  a  service  was  accordingly  arranged  and  adver- 
tised for  six  o'clock  that  afternoon,  to  be  held  al  the  Congregational  Church,  of  which  Rev. 
Dr.   Friers  was  i)astor. 

Now  for  a  full  day  of  sight-seeing  in  and  about  Honolulu,  which  then  seemed  to  us  the 
most  enchanting  s]jot  that  our  eyes  had  ever  rested  upon.  Hut,  first  of  all,  we  desired  to  see 
Mrs.  'I'luirston  and  Mrs.  W'elib,  the  dear  old  missionaries  of  more  than  thirty  years'  residence 
on  these  islands — the  latter  a  sister  of  Dr.  Thomas  Hastings,  of  New  York.  Dr.  Damon 
l)laced  himself  and  his  carriage  at  our  disposal,  and  a  kind  stranger  lent  a  fine  riding-horse 
for  James  to  follow  us  from  behind  ;  but  he  followed  us  as  most  l)oys  do,  by  going  on  before, 
and  secured  to  himself  an  amount  of  e.vercise  in  the  saddle  which  nearly  inca])acitated  him 
from  keeping  his  feet  when  he  dismounted.  Never  did  «e  spend  a  more  enjoyable  day  than 
here  on  this  pioneer  American  missionary  ground. 

Honolulu  is  a  city  of  about  10,000  inhabitants,  4.000  of  whom  are,  for  the  most  part, 
Americans,  and  the  balance  natives.  The  latter  are  a  noble-looking,  large,  and  well-propor- 
tioned people,  of  about  the  same  complexion  as  the 
North  American  Indian,  cleanly  in  habit,  and  well 
dressed.  Very  little  of  the  African  type  is  visible  in 
their  features.  The  women  are  of  large  build  and 
good-looking,  and  wear  long  dresses,  hanging  loose 
from  neck  to  feet. 

It  has  often  been  stated  that  the  natives  were 
once  cannibals,  but  the  more  intelligent  ]ieople  here 
deny  the  charge,  and  assert  that  it  is  incapable  of 
|)roof.  It  is  true,  however,  that  fifty  years  ago  this 
])eople  were  uncivilized,  and  living  in  heathenish 
darkness  ;  and  we  can  not  but  be  grateful  that  God 
ever  jjut  it  into  the  hearts  of  some  of  New  England's 
sons  and  daughters  to  try  to  do  them  good,  and  that 
He  has  blessed  their  efforts  so  signally. 

During  the  forty  years  that  the  Hawaiian  lan- 
guage has  been  written  and  printed,  school-houses 
and  churches  have  sprung  up  as  plentifully,  accord- 
ing to  the  population,  as  in  the  United  States;  and 
I  have  been  informed  that  as  large  a  proportion  of 
the  people  can  read  and  write  as  in  either  England 
or  .America.  It  is  estimated  that  there  are  about 
sixtv  thousand  inhabitants  on  all  the  islands  of  the 
group;  but  it  is  authoritatively  stated  that,  for  the 
last  twenty  years,  the  native  population  has  steadily 
decreased. 

The  principal  product  of  these  islands  is  sugar, 
and  it  is  believed  that  in  no  part  of  the  world  can 
so  large  a  crop  be  raised  to  the  acre  as  here.  Up 
to  the  time  of  my  visit,  the  ])lanters  had  labored  under  the  great  disadvantage  of  not  having 
a  market  for  this  crop  near  home,  the  expense  of  transportation  to  distant  parts  leaving  the 
grower  but  litde  profit,  if  any  at  all.  In  the  year  1875  ^^^  king,  Kalakaua,  made  an  ex- 
tensive visit  to  the  United  States,  and  by  his  genial  and  winning  manner  and  diplomatic  skill 
so  managed  his  suit  as  to  induce  our  government  to  pass  the  Hawaiian  sugars  through  our 
customs  free — or  nearly  so — from  duty.  Now  the  islands  are  more  prosperous  than  ever  be- 
fore ;  and  this  great  triumph  of  the  king,  in  the  interests  of  his  subjects,  has  made  him  ex- 
ceedingly po]nilar. 

As  we  were  driving  past  the  king's  palace,  we  observed  a  collection  of  natives  in  front 
of  the  main  entrance,  who,  upon  alighting  from  our  carriage  and  going  near,  we  learned  were 
singing  the  king's  welcome  home  again,  he  having  returned  only  a  day  or  two  previous  from 
his  visit  to  America.  Several  hundred  of  them  had  also  come  bearing  little  tokens  of  regard 
to  their  king,  such  as  eggs,  jiotatoes,  cabbage,  money,  and  any  thing  by  which  they  might 
express  their  loyalty  to  their  sovereign,  and  their  joy  and  gladness  at  his  return.  We  were 
much  interested  in  witnessing  this  devotion  of  the  people  to  their  ruler,  and  in  gazing  upon 
his  great  piles  of  vegetable  gifts,  as  well  as  listening  to  the  Hawaiian  festivities,  partaking  so 
thoroughly  of  the  aboriginnl  custom  of  celebrating  this  event. 


HAWAIIAN    WOMEN. 


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HONOLULU,   OR  HARBOR  OF  REST.  49 

The  king,  having  observed  us  near  his  palace,  came  to  the  front  door  and  invited  lis  to 
€nter,  which  courtesy  we  gladly  accepted.  1  had  a  very  enjoyable  chat  with  his  majesty,  in 
the  course  of  which  he  e.\[)ressed  himself  as  having  been  very  much  pleased  with  every  thing 
which  came  to  his  notice  during  his  recent  visit  to  America.  He  speaks  the  English  lan- 
guage fluently,  is  a  good  conversationalist,  and  is  seemingly  as  thoroughly  polite  and  intelli- 
gent as  any  of  our  members  of  Congress. 

From  the  ])alace  we  went  to  the  House  of  Parliament,  a  fine  structure,  whose  walls  were 
tastefully  adorned  with  pictures,  having  for  their  subject  the  history  of  the  island.  We  also 
visited  one  of  the  native  churches,  having  seating  capacity  for  at  least  twenty-five  hundred 
people,  where  the  gospel  is  preached  in  the  Hawaiian  language.  Without  doubt  no  field  of 
labor  has  shown  a  greater  success  in  answer  to  missionary  effort  than  this,  and  all  in  the  short 
sp^ce  of  forty  years. 

The  tropical  fruits  are  of  the  finest  quality  and  in  great  abundance;  the  oranges  and 
bananas  are  luscious  and  beautiful.  The  chief  food  of  the  natives  is  poie,  a  vegetable  some- 
what resembling  our  potato,  which  is  jjrepared  for  eating  in  the  form  of  a  batter,  and  sold 
in  the  public  streets.  The  hospitality  of  the  jieople  is  unbounded,  and  one  ot»  their  most 
striking  characteristics.  It  is  not  unusual  for  them  to  vacate  their  own  apartments  for  the 
accommodation  and  entertainment  of  strangers. 

Some  of  the  residences  are  ecpial  in  beauty  and  elegance  to  many  found  in  Europe  or 
.\merica,  and  are  embellished  with  fine  grounds,  adorned  with  flowers  and  shrubbery.  Of 
these  we  particularly  noticed  the  |)alatial  homes  of  several  wealthy  Chinese  merchants.  M'e 
dined  with  Mr.  H.  Si.  Whitney,  the  editor  and  luiblisher  of  the  daily  newspajjer,  a  large  book- 
seller, and  one  of  the  most  influential  citizens  of  the  island,  from  whom  we  gathered  much 
information  concerning  the  islands  and  their  population.  Perhaps  Mr.  John  Waterhouse  has 
the  finest  residence  in  Honolulu,  to  which  we  were  invited  after  my  service  of  song,  and  ]>ar- 
took  of  one  of  the  most  luxurious  repasts  ever  spread  for  the  refreshment  of  the  body.  Dur- 
ing jhe  hour  which  we  spent  at  his  stable  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  good  English  cooking  and 
rare  delicacies  of  confection  and  fruit,  he  set  his  music  boxes  in  play  and  his  birds  to  singing, 
while  he  discoursed  of  religious  works  and  enterprises  with  his  soul  full  of  evangelistic  ardor. 

Evening  came  on  apace,  and  had  I  not  been  so  weary  in  body,  I  really  should  have 
felt  myself  in  an  earthly  paradise,  the  people  were  so  cordial,  loving,  and  kind,  while  these 
fair  islands  looked  as  beautiful  and  peaceful  as  the  gardens  of  the  Lord.  Then  came  to  mc 
an  almost  overmastering  desire  to  rest  for  a  time  among  the  Sandwich  Islanders,  and  sing 
the  new  song  of  our  Savior- King  to  the  curious  inhabitants  who  had  been  transformed  from 
paganism  by  the  power  of  the  go.spel,  and  of  sharing  the  joys  of  salvation  with  the  missionaries 
and  Christianized  multitude. 

At  my  only  service  of  song  at  Honolulu  was  a  large  audience  of  English-speaking  people, 
to  whom  I  sang  as  well  as  I  could  for  an  hour,  with  the  soft  tro])ical  breeze  fanning  my 
cheeks,  and  the  distant  roar  of  the  waves  of  the  old  ocean  falling  u|)on  my  ears.  The  a.ssem- 
blage  listened  to  my  songs  with  deep  attention,  one  of  the  natives  expressing  himself  con- 
cerning them  as  being  "so  restful."  Ne\er  have  I  spent  a  more  intensely  interesting  and 
enjoyable  day  than  the  one  just  closed  upon  this  island,  so  memorable  in  connection  with  the 
murder  of  Captain  Cook,  the  great  sea  explorer,  but  now  filled  with  intelligence  and  gosjiel 
liberty,  and  j)erha])s  the  most  quiet,  peaceful  spot  on  earth. 

Our  shi|)  berths  brought  us  the  sweetest  repose  after  this  eventful  day ;  and  next  morning 
when  we  arose  the  lovely  Oahu  was  out  of  sight.  At  the  breakfast-table  we  missed  four  of 
our  former  fellow-passengers,  but  in  their  ])lace  had  gained  another — a  fine-looking  young 
man  about  twenty-six  years  of  age,  well  dressed  and  of  prepossessing  appearance.  So  quiet 
and  reticent  in  manner  was  this  gentleman  that  for  several  days  we  thought  that  he  might 
be  a  young  clergyman  seeking  health,  recreation,  or  knowledge  by  foreign  travel.  A  few 
■days  after  my  wife  said  to  me,  "Why  does  our  friend  look  so  wild  and  singular,  evidently 
seeking  to  avoid  every  one  upon  the  deck  ? "  This  strangeness  soon  became  so  noticeable 
that  we  made  inquiries  of  the  captain  a.s  to  its  cause,  and  learned  to  our  great  sorrow  that  he 
had  been  indulging  in  intoxicating  drink,  and  wa.s  suffering  from  an  attack  of  delirium  tremens, 
that  fearful  disease  which  is  so  sure  to  attack  all  who  become  a  prey  to  the  pernicious  habit 
so  fiital  to  the  highest  interests  of  humanity,  both  in  this  world  and  that  which  is  to  come. 
We  further  learned  that  this  unfortunate  young  man  was  the  only  child  of  a  wealthy  Catholic 
widow,  who  had  fitted  him  out  for  a  voyage  from  San  Franci-sco  to  Australia  in  order  to  sep- 
arate him  from  the  evil  companions  with  which  he  associated  in  the  former  city:  that  on  account 
of  his  inebrieties  he  had  been  put  ashore  at  Honolulu  from  the  vessel  in  which  he  originally 
embarked,  and  that  he  had  taken  our  boat  to  complete  his  trip.     Alas!  if  that  mother  could 

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NBIV  ZEALAND. 


have  seen  liiin  ilien,  luitiliiig  with  wild  liallut  illations  and  struggling  to  escape  the  chitehes- 
of  imaginary  demons,  all  hope  would  have  died  in  her  heart.  The  evil  conduct  (jf  the  ship's 
surgeon  urging  him  to  drink  when  orilers  had  been  given  to  withhold  it  from  him,  and  thoughts 
of  that  |)oor  mother  who  loved  him,  drew  us  toward  this  unfortunate  man  in  kindly  symjjathy, 
for  he  had  finally  become  so  delirious  that  it  was  necessary  to  i)lace  a  watch  over  him. 

C)ne  Sabbath  evening  as  we  were  singing  hymns  in  the  cabin,  he  suddenly  jinii|)ed  up 
from  his  chair,  and  exclaiming,  "1  am  not  going  down  with  this  ship!"  ran  swiftly  u]j  the 
comi)anion  way  and  leajied  overboard.  The  women  shrieked  and  swooned  with  fear,  the 
great  engines  were  brought  to  a  standstill,  the  boat  was  lowered,  and  three  sailors  went  out 
in  the  darkness  of  the  night  in  search  of  him.  In  about  thirty  minutes,  filled  with  anxious- 
suspense  to  those  in  waiting,  he  was  discovered  and  brought  on  board  in  an  insensible  con- 
dition, and  the  greater  part  of  the  night  was  spent  in  resuscitating  him  and  saving  his  life. 

When  he  came  to  his  senses  he  said:  "Well,  I've  been  with  the  devil  three  months,  and 
I  did  not  like  it,  and  so  came  back."  The  dangerous  sea-bath  had  a  good  effect  u[)on  him, 
however;  and  he  became  more  and  more  frightened  at  his  narrow  escape  from  drowning  as- 
his  mind  grew  clearer,  and  entreated  us  to  watch  over  him,  which  we  did  until  we  reached 
Auckland,  New  Zealand.  Since  that  time  we  have  neither  seen  nor  heard  from  him.  How- 
true  it  is  that  there  is  no  bondage  so  galling  and  so  degrading  as  that  of  intemperance,  whose 
ways  take  hold  on  death  ! 


AUCKLAND,    NEW    ZEALAND. 


The  evenings  on  deck  were  lo\ely,  and  atoned,  in  part,  for  the  heat  and  the  severe 
blowing  of  the  trade  winds  during  the  day.  The  .sea  was  very  quiet  as  we  sailed  along  with 
nothing  to  attract  our  attention  but  the  appearance  of  a  large  white  bird  called  the  Boatswain. 
The  day  after  crossing  the  e(iuator  we  observed  a  little  brown  land-bird  hovering  about  the 
ship,  which  had  evidently  followed  some  ves.«el  out  to  sea  and  become  lost;  like  those  human 
beings  who  have  been  lured  from  duty  and  home  by  some  object,  which  to  their  blinded  im- 
aginations promised  profit  and  pleasure,  but  has  proved  the  veriest  will-o'-the-wisp,  and  left 
them  homeless  and  shelterless  on  the  ocean  of  life. 

We  have  felt  often  in  our  history  that  we  had  lost  a  day  especially  wherein  we  had  failed 
to  do  some  work  for  Jesus  and  our  fellow-man.  But  now  we  have  really  experienced  the  loss 
of  twenty-four  hours  out  of  'the  calendar  of  time.  Yesterday  was  Friday,  March  5th,  when 
we  crossed  the  one  hundred  and  eightieth  meridian;  and  to-day  is  not  Saturday  but.  Sunday, 
March  7th.  We  are  half  way  round  the  world,  and  the  chronometer  at  Greenwich  marks 
eight  o'clock  at  night,  the  very  hour  in  which  our  clock  marks  the  hour  of  eight  in  the 
morning.  Practically  we  have  lost  but  just  half  a  day;  but  should  we  continue  on  to  Green- 
wich, making  the  same  discrepancy  of  time,  we  should  lose  the  other  half;  and  the  scientific 
world  has  decided  that  one  full  day  is  totally  blotted  out  on  the  one  hundred  and  eightieth, 
meridian. 


ACSTKA/./A,    THE  LAND  OF  GOLD.  SI 

We  are  now  sailing  beneath  new  skies,  having  exchanged  the  North  Star  r.nd  ilie  Hig 
Dipper  for  wiiat  is  to  us  a  most  l)eautitiil  constellation,  the  Southern  Cross.  It  is  (  oniposcd 
<if  live  fixed  stars  in  the  shape  of  a  cross,  four  of  which  shine  with  wonderful  brilliant  y  in 
the  southern  heavens,  and  by  this  the  mariners  steer  their  course.  The  nights  are  most  en- 
<  hanting,  the  waters  gleam  with  phosphorescent  light  in  the  wake  of  our  shijj,  and  the  moon- 
light touches  the  dark  waves  as  with  pencils  of  light  and  glory. 

After  seventeen  days'  voyaging  we  came  in  sight  of  New  Zealand  at  three  o'clock  in 
the  atternoon,  and  anchored  at  Auckland,  an  English-looking  city  of  about  twenty  five  thou- 
sand inhabitants.  \\'e  were  met  at  the  wharf  by  Rev.  Mr.  liaker  and  two  other  jjrominent 
citizens;  were  shown  the  principal  streets  and  buildings,  and  after  we  had  sjjent  a  pleasant 
evening  in  song,  prayer,  and  conversation,  we  again  took  ship  at  eleven  o'clock  the  same 
evening.  Just  before  the  anchor  was  weighed  a  party  of  friends  came  on  board  bearing  a 
large  basket  of  peaches,  figs,  fresh  butter,  and  other  delicacies  for  our  comfort  and  refresh- 
ment, gave  me  an  earnest  invitation  to  come  and  give  them  fifty  evenings  of  soiig-service  on 
my  return  homeward,  and  bade  lis  good-bye. 

Sailing  over  the  calm,  hot  waste  of  waters,  where  the  sun  quivers  in  direct  beams  upon 
the  pla<id  exjianse,  and  where  the  air  is  sluggish  in  the  ojipressive  noons,  we  slowly  ap- 
proached the  shores  of  the  mysterious  i.sland-continent.  Day  l)y  day  the  temperature  changed 
until  the  mornings  became  delightful,  the  torrid  heats  receded  behind  us,  and  we  had  solved 
the  mystery  known  as  the  ''Sunny  South."  U'e  had  penetrated  through  the  very  pulsing 
heart  of  that  problem.  The  southerly  skies  now  indicated  a  cooler  and  jjleasanter  climate. 
The  spirits  of  the  weary  voyagers  took  courage.  Here  and  there  along  the  level  horizon 
appeared  strange  islands,  rimmed  with  coral  reefs  and  set  in  tufted  palms.  The  color  of  the 
sea  assumed  a  deeper  hue,  the  heavens  arched  in  clearer  and  ampler  grandeur  as  we  ad- 
\anced,  and  at  length  our  good  steam-ship  was  anchored  within  sight  of  the  long-expected 
haven. 


Ch.-m'tkk  X. — AusTUAi.iA,    rill-.  Land  of  (hii.d. 

JE?-MMEDIATELV  upon  landing  we  were  most  kindly  met  by  Rev.  J.  C.  Symons,  ex- 
'^I'j^^i^      Mayor  Crouch,  and  S.   G.   King,    representatives  of  the   committee    under   whose 
Ip^'l'     ^i'sp'<-"es   I   had   undertaken   this  journey  to  the   great   far-off.      Victoria,  of  which 
'i^'  Melbourne  is  the  capital,  and  which  is  tlie  most  southern  of  the  Australian  colonies, 

was  discovered  in  1802,  by  Lieutenant  John  Murray.  Its  geographical  position  gives 
it  a  much  better  title  to  the  a|)j)ellation  of  "South  Australia,"  than  its  sister  colony, 
which  bears  that  title,  hardly  any  portion  of  the  latter  being  as  far  south  as  the  most 
northerly  portion  of  Victoria. 
Melbourne  has  a  population  of  about  three  hundred  thousand,  and  was  named  after  Lord 
Melbourne,  who  was  Premier  of  Great  Britain  when  the  city  was  founded  some  forty  years 
ago.  It  is  a  monument  of  what  wealth  and  enterprise  can  do  in  so  short  a  space  of  time, 
abounding  in  costly  public  works  arnl  magnificent  edifices,  which  rival  those  of  the  older 
capitals  of  Europe.  Its  principal  thoroughfares  are  a  mile  in  length  by  ninety-nine  feet  in 
width,  and  run  at  right  angles,  being  intersected  by  smaller  streets,  which  also  bear  the  names 
of  the  larger  with  the  prefix  of  "little." 

Elizabeth  Street  is  laid  out  at  the  base  of  the  two  principal  hills  or  eminences  on  which 
the  city  is  built,  and  divides  it  into  "  East"  and  "West."  This  street  is  very  low,  and  some- 
times in  rainy  weather  becomes  the  bed  of  an  angry  torrent,  and  quite  impassable  to  foot 
passengers. 

The  city  proper  is  situated  on  the  banks  of  the  \':irra-\'arra,  or  "ever-flowing"  river, 
tight  miles  from  the  sea  by  water,  and  two  and  one-half  by  land.  It  is  connected  by  rail- 
road with  Sandridge,  its  seaport,  which  is  at  the  head  of  Hobson's  Bay,  and  where  massive 
piers  extend  far  out  into  the  water,  alongside  of  which  vessels  of  almost  any  tonnage  can  lie 
with  safety.  The  Van-Vean  Reservoir  su|j])lies  the  inhabitants  with  abundant  water  of  an 
excellent  quality.  The  Free  Library  contains  over  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  volumes, 
and  the  .\thena2um  twelve  thoiLsand  three  hundred  and  fifty-six.  The  most  noteworthy 
structures  are  the  Houses  of  Parliament,  Government  buildings,  the  Post-office,  Town  Hall, 
the  Exchange,  the  University,  the  Voting  Men's  Christian  Association  building,  Wesleyan 
(liiirch,  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral,  Independent  Church,  and  Baptist  Chapel.  It  has  a  branch 
of  the  Royal  Miiit,  a  Royal  Theater,  and  Opera-house,  well-appointed  public  markets,  good 
hospitals  and  institutions  for  the  care  of  the  aged,  infirm  and  unfortunate,  many  fine  hotels, 


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AVSTKALIA,    THE  LaAD  OJ-   GOLD. 


four  daily   newspapers,   two  religious  weeklies — the  Stirtator  and  Soiitlurn  Cross — and  (juite  a 
niimher  of  secular  weeklies  and  monthly  magazines. 

Australia  is  the  largest  island  in  the  world.  In  dimensions  and  resources  it  is  almost  a 
continent,  its  extent  being  from  east  to  west  two  thousand  five  hundred  and  forty,  and  from 
north  to  south  one  thousand  si.\  hundred  miles,  compassing  an  area  of  two  million  nine  hun- 
dred and  seventy-five  thousand  scpiare  miles.  'I'tiis  vast  domain  lay  imknown  in  the  bosom 
of  the  ocean,  untouched  by  the  foot  of  civilization,  for  more  than  two  hundred  years  after 
Columbus  landed  upon  an  island  of  the  New  World;  but  like  America  it  was  a  jjrize  awarded 
to  the  perseverance  of  a  Spanish  navigator,  for  Louis  Vaez  Torrez,  commanding  an  expedition 


BOUKKE   STREET,' MELBOtRNE. 


from   Peru,  was  the  original  discoverer  of  Australia.      He  landed  upon  its  coast  in   1605,  al- 
though the  Dutch  descried  its  northern  borders  from  the  ship  Duyfen  early  the  next  year. 

Australia  is  indeed  a  remarkable  land.  There  are  but  few  ocean  indentures  or  bays ; 
and  for  a  thousand  miles  of  its  southern  coast  there  is  not  one  permanent  river.  The  streams 
are  swollen  and  muddy  in  the  rainy  season,  and  run  dry  the  rest  of  the  year,  the  winds  raising 
clouds  of  dust  from  their  sandy  beds.  The  trees  are  scattered  in  the  forests  like  the  trees 
of  an  orchard  or  park,  and  such  as  bear  leaves  are  evergreen.  The  foliage  is  leathery  and 
less  beautiful  than  that  of  our  own  country.  There  are  but  few  tangled  or  compact  forests, 
such  as  abound  in  Nortli  and  South  America,  while  s])rings  of  sjjarkling  cold  water  are  of 
rare  occurrence.  The  plants  are  abundant,  varied,  and  often  magnificent  in  their  array  of 
blossoms. 


.USJKALI.-I,    J  HE  I.AXl)  OF  GOLD. 


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British  convicts  were  sent  to  this  remote  frontier  to  serve  their  years  of  i)enalty  for  crime 
in  utter  isolation  and  hardship.  These  outlaws  were  indeed  rough  pioneers  to  develo])  the 
])ossil)ilitics  of  a  new  country;  but  Christian  missionaries  and  teachers  speedily  followed  the 
forced  immigration,  and  were  soon  alongside  of  the  criminals ;  and  the  gosjjel  made  contjuesls 
over  the  stubborn  hearts  of  the  convicts,  as  well  as  over  the  wandering  and  benighted  souls 


of  the  natives,  .\fter  groups  of  felons  came  colonies  of  honest  settlers  from  Great  Britain 
and  from  Holland.  The  cities  of  Sydney  and  Melbourne  were  planted;  and  now  their  splen- 
did streets  stretch  for  mile^  along  the  once  desolate  wastes  of  a  pagan  wilderness,  and  the 
stranger  meets  as  many  evidences  of  enlightenment  here  as  in  the  older  communities  on  the 
Thames,  the  Tweed,  or  the  Ziiyder  Zee.  Hut  the  population  of  the  towns  is  mostly  British. 
The  habits  of  the  people  are  strikingly  similar  to  those  of  England.     Australia  might  be  called 


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MELIiOLkXI:. 


another  New  I'higland  with  the  characteristic  Yankee  left  out.  There  is  no  dis])osition  to  rebel 
against  the  Crown,  or  to  change  any  of  the  jieciiharities  which  every-where  in  the  liritish 
dominio;is  stand  for  loyalty  to  the  Queen. 

Bill  I  set  foot  upon  this  land  as  an  evangelist  of  sacred  song,  and  not  as  a  tourist,  stat- 
i.itieian,  speculator,  or  adventurer.  While  1  enjo)ed  the  scenery,  studied  the  history  and 
geography,  and  read  the  current  events  with  real  interest,  still  my  mission  was  to  sing. 

It  was  an  anxious  time  for  me,  the  commencement  of  my  Australian  camjjaigii.  The 
])ress  had  announced  me  in  generous  words;  and  even  the  mayor  of  Melbourne  had  given 
me  a  formal  welcome  in  the  great  Town  Hall.  The  committee  of  noble  Christian  men,  under 
whose  iiusiiices  I  came  from  the  United  States,  were  all  full  of  excitement,  wondering  whether 
the  novel  exiieriment  would  prove  a  success,  or  whether  they  might  be  involved  in  consider- 
able pecuniary  loss.  It  was  but  human  nature  to  exjiress  anxiety  under  such  circumstances. 
It  was  an  hour  of  imusual  concern  to  myself  and  family,  as  well  as  to  the  friends  who  had 
assumed  the  responsibility  of  introducing  song-sermons  into  Australia. 

\\'ith  an  earnest  prayer,  and  my  heart  beating  rather  irregular  time,  I  ascended  the  jjlat- 
form  of  the  Wesle)'an  Church  at  my  first  meeting,  fronting  as  attractive  an  audience  as  ever 


WESLEYAN    CHLRCH,    MELBOLRNE- 


assemb'.etl  anywhere.  I  felt  something  like  a  Botany  Bay  convict,  gauging  my  own  resources 
by  the  evident  demands  of  the  hour.  And  yet  I  knew  that  divine  grace  makes  liberty  for 
heart  and  tongue  and  pen  whenever  and  wherever  faith  takes  hold  upon  the  promises. 

1  was  pleasantly  introduced  to  the  two  thousand  listeners  by  the  Rev,  John  Harcourt, 
the  President  of  the  Wesleyan  Conference,  amid  demonstrations  of  kindly  greeting,  which  gave 
courage  to  deliver  my  message  here  as  I  had  often  tried  to  do  in  distant  lands. 

Two  of  the  morning  papers— the  Age  and  the  A;.?/— spoke  very  favorably  of  the  meet- 
ing, and  one  pronounced  emphatically  against  it  as  an  imwarrantable  innovation. 

My  first  ride  in  the  country  was  a  trip  to  Ballarat,  one  hundred  miles  by  rail  from  Mel- 
bourne, although  the  distance  in  an  air-line  is  but  sixty-five  miles.  The  route  bears  south- 
westward  for  half  the  distance,  skirting  the  Bay  of  Fort  'Philip,  to  Geelong  on  Corio  Bay. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  in  1857  near  this  i)lace  was  found  the  great  nugget  of  gold 
valued  at  fifty  thousand  dollars.  A  model  of  this  rich  treasure  is  on  exhibition  at  the  British 
Museum.  No  wonder  such  an  attraction  brought  thousands  of  jieople  from  the  cities  to  the 
Bush,  as  the  Melbourne  people  call  the  country. 

The  yield  of  gold  is  gradually  decreasing,  and  the  jiopulation  of  Ballarat  is  probably  less 
at  jiresent  than  ten  years  ago,  but  it  is  still  a  busy,  beautiful  city  of  near  sixty-five  thousand 
souls.  The  once  comely  hills  surrounding  the  place  bear  marks  of  the  gold-diggers,  being 
grooved,  broken,  and  yellow.  The  impetuous  dash  for  money  always  mars  the  peaceful  aspects 
of  nature. 

The  railroads  of  Australia  are  conducted  after  the  English   i)lan,  and  built  in   an  equally 


VICTORIA. 


SS 


substantial  manner.     There  are  no  doubtful  embankments,  no  flimsy  trestles,  nor  any  perilous 
<:urves.     Science  has  had  a  voice,  and  genuine  economy  a  hand  in  every  mile  of  the  system. 

At  the  station  I  was  kindly  met  and  escorted  to  the  home  of  George  Smith,  Esc|.,  across 
the  Park  Lake,  a  charming  s])ot  indeed.  On  my  way  to  the  hos])itable  mansion  of  this  new- 
found friend,  I  was  pointed  out  the  beauties  of  the  city,  such  as  the  Town  Hall,  Opera-house, 
Park  Lake,  and  Botanical  (hardens.  The  Australian  gardens  excel  all  others  I  have  seen  in 
luxuriant  foliage,  brilliant  flowers,  and  varied  forms.  I  will  not  except  our  New  \oxV  Central 
Park,  or  the  parks  of  London  or  Paris.  This  great  island  of  the  southern  seas  has  a  climate 
peculiarly  prolilic  of  vegetable  perfections.     Nowhere  else  have  I  ever  beheld  such  exiiuisite 


;.^,    AL:>1  K.^LIA. 


displays  of  the  beautiful  in  form  and  hue  and  texture.  I  doubt  whether  the  gardens  of  Sol- 
omon excelled  these  of  the  newest  of  the  new  worlds.  The  foliage  of  Tyre  and  Damascus 
in  its  prime  could  not  have  been  more  enchanting.  Here  \?ere  leaves  in  infinite  variety — 
ovate,  serrate,  spiral,  palmate,  lobed.  and  cleft.  Here  were  the  finest  interlacings  of  fiber  and 
vein,  living  leaves,  jeweled  with  diadems  of  dew,  and  armed  with  shining  spears  before  the 
sun.  Here  were  velvet  and  mossy  leaves,  gossamer  and  oval  leaves,  pendants  and  blades 
and  spines,  colored  in  emerald,  in  crimson,  in  purple,  in  white.  Here  were  ferns  in  infinite 
variety,  tendrils  clinging  to  posts,  curtain-leafed  vines  arching  overhead,  ground  ivy,  strange 
grasses — all  seeming  to  live  on  air  and  dew  and  light.  There  was  something  almost  spiritual 
in  the  magnificent  array.  The  only  thing  lacking  in  the  gardens  was  the  odor;  this  being 
deficient  in  some  degree  even  in  the  most  beauiiful  flowers. 

The  principal  street  in  the  city  is  very  wide,  with  a  long,  narrow  j)ark  in  the  middle, 


S6 


M/X/.VG  n/STA'/CrS  OF  ACSTKALIA. 


and  large,  stately  trees  growing  on  eacli  side  with   a   peliMed   higli-way  made  doidjle   l>y  the 
intervening  and  ornamental  park. 

My  next  week  was  spent  in  the  country;  and  I  gave  my  first  service  in  Oeelong,  a 
town  of  some  thirty  thousand  inhabitants,  which  is  beautifully  situated  on  Corio  Hay,  forty- 
five  miles  distant  from  Melbourne  by  rail.  It  is  noted  for  its  fine  ])iiblic  and  jjrivate  build- 
ings, excellent  harbor,  public  baths,  and  woolen  mills;  and  the  surrounding  country  is  laid 
out  in  farms,  vineyards,  and  orchards.  Here  the  first  woolen  mill  in  Victoria  was  built,  and 
received  the  government  award  of  one  thousand  five  hundred  ])ounds.  It  was  for  some  time 
considered  the  second  city  in  Victoria,  but  has  l)ecn  disjjossessed  of  this  preeminence  by 
liallarat.  It  is  built  on  an  inclined  plane  or  smooth  side  hill,  and  jiresents  a  most  jjicturesque 
appearance  either  from  the  bay  or  from  the  hills  above.  The  botanical  gardens  and  parks  of 
this  town  are  beautiful  beyond  descrijjtion.  The  former  are  cultivated  by  a  most  exjjerienced 
man  and  noble  Christian,  Mr.  J.  Radensburg,  who  jjresented  Mrs.  I'liillips  on  our  dei)arture 
from  the  place,  with  a  bouquet  of  rich  exotic  flowers,  and  a  package  containing  many  varie- 
ties of  choice  seeds.  The  botanical  gardens  of  this  island  arc  undoubtedly  the  most  luxuriant. 
in  the  world,  the  climate  being  jjeculiarly  adapted  to  their  culture,  while  in  mo>t  of  them  are 
to  be  found  fine  collections  of  animals. 


MINING    DISTRICTS   OF    ALSTRALIA. 


My  next  visit  was  to  CasUemaine  and  the  old  gold-fields.  This  town  has  about  eighteen 
thousand  inhabitants,  and  is  the  locality  where  gold  was  first  discovered  in  Australia,  and 
was  for  a  long  time  its  most  important  mining  field.  Its  streets  are  well  laid  out,  it  is  (luite 
notable  in  public  buildings,  its  water-works  are  fine  and  very  cosdy,  and  it  has  a  spacious 
market  building.  The  entire  surface  of  the  locality  has  been  dug  over  and  over  again  in 
search  of  the  precious  metal.  The  ground  in  the  vicinity  is  a  mixture  of  red  earth  and  gravel. 
Vine-growing  and  wine-making  are  carried  on  to  a  considerable  extent.  Rev.  Mr.  Daniels, 
my  polite  host,  pointed  out  to  me  many  fine  vineyards,  but  informed  me  that  the  district 
relied  principally  on  its  mining  and  agricultural  resources  for  its  prosperity.  My  services 
were  held  in  the  theater.  The  audience  was  very  attentive  to  the  service,  and  at  its  close- 
many  of  them  desired  me  to  come  again,  and  give  them  more  information  of  America  and 
my  travels  about  the  world. 

The  people  of  Australia  are  more  demonstrative  than  the  English  or  the  Americans. 
They  are  scarcely  willing  to  desist  from  outward  manifestations  of  apjirobation  e\en  when  re- 
([uested. 

My  next  service  was  at  Sandhurst,  where  I  was  entertained  in  a  princely  manner  by- 
Captain  Williams,  a  brother-in-law  of  the  famous  gold  miner,  John  AVatson.  This  genial  host 
took  me  through  and  over  the  great  quartz-mills,  where  the  massive  machinery  ground  the 
rock  into  a  dust  as  fine  as  flour,  from  which  other  machinery  extracted  every  particle  of  the 
much-prized  metal. 


A". .'  y 7 ;  ■£  .^  c  's  tka  lia  xs. 


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A  stroll  through  the  city  markets  with  Captain  Fletcher,  who  ])ointed  out  many  objects 
of  interest,  amused  me  for  awhile;  but  my  observations  did  not  aid  me  in  the  work  of  singing 
with  the  sijirii.  Noisy  crowds  and  dram  and  gambling  shops  were  on  every  hand,  the  rich 
and  da/./.ling  specimens  shone  in  many  windows,  wiiile  every  thing  seemed  to  be  wrapped  in 
a  blaze  of  gold  and  glitter.      I  was  grateful  when  Sunday  came, 

"Sweet  day,  of  all  the  week  the  best." 

From  this  point  I  reached  the  banks  of  the  River  Murray,  the  largest  and  longest  of  the 
few  navigable  rivers  of  Australia,  the  rarity  of  which  is  the  greatest  obstacle  in  the  opening 


THK    Kl\KK    MVKKAV,    Af^ 


up  of  the  country.  This  river  is  one  thousand  one  hundred  and  twenty  miles  in  length,  but 
is  only  navigable  for  small  boats  and  barges.  It  is  a  low,  muddy,  sluggish  stream,  the  ap- 
proaches being  infested  with  venomous  serpents,  and  upon  its  banks  in  the  interior  live,  in 
the  rudest  state,  the  aboriginal  Australians.  They  are  a  swarthy  race,  quite  distinct  from  the 
Malay  and  .\frican  types,  with  coarse,  bushy  hair,  short,  attenuated  figures,  and.  in  their  nat- 
ural state,  low,  degraded,  weak,  and  miserable.  They  are  certainly  one  of  the  meanest  races 
on  the  face  of  the  earth,  a 'perfect  description  of  whom  would  baffle  even  Darwin  himself. 
Some  of  the  tribes  are  cannibals.  Even  these,  however,  have  been  rescued  by  the  power  of 
the  gospel,  and  here  and  there  have  begun  the  better  life.  But  only  by  patient  processes  of 
education,  by  methods  which  shall  attract  and  win  and  ultimately  hold  these  heathen  masses, 
can  there  be  any  hope  of  success. 

My  next  service  was  held  just  over  the  River  Murray  in  Albury;  and  after  a  ride  of 
one  hundred  and  fifty  miles  I  was  kindly  met  at  the  station  by  Dr.  H.  15.  Hutchinson.  After 
quite  a  routine  of  examination  in  getting  my  organ  through  the  customs,  I  was  driven  to 
my  ho.st's  neat  home,  over  which  presided  one  of  his  prepossessing  and  intelligent  daughters. 

The  next  morning  I  returned  to  Victoria,  to  visit  what  is  termed  the  Ovens  District,  and 
after  a  ride  of  ten  miles  reached  Beechworth,  a  town  of  four  thousand  population.  Here  I 
was  guest  of  the  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Flockheart. 

I  next  visited  a  village  which  bears  the  name  of  Eldorado,  and  is  inhabited  by  about  one 
thousand  peo])le.  It  is  located  on  the  banks  of  Reed's  Creek,  and  is  the  center  of  a  large 
mining  district,  being  the  only  place  in  \'ictoria  where  tin  ore  is  found.  In  my  ride  thither  I 
stopped  several  times  to  converse  with  the  miners,  many  of  whom  were  Chinese,  and  to  look 
at  the  precious  stones  which  were  exhibited  by  them.  I  found  Eldorado  a  very  quiet,  lonely 
place,  which  seemed  to  me  almost  out  of  the  world.  Here  I  stopped  over  a  Sabbath,  and, 
though  desiring  to  be  with  my  family,  I  kept  occupied.  .After  my  service  I  slejjt  soundly 
on  my  little  couch,  over  which  hung  a  picture  of  the  Rev.  William  Taylor.  Thoughts  that 
after  a'.l  I  was  treading  in  the  footsteps  of  so  good  a  man  acted  as  a  soothing  balm  to  my 
spirit 


5S 


MODEL  SU.\DAY-SCHOOl.  IXSTlTrTE. 


I  also  \  isited  the  agricultural  town  of  Ihinningyong,  near  liic  great  gold-fields  of  Ballarat, 
with  a  ])opulati()n  of  three  thousand.  Here  I  was  nu).-.!  <ordiaily  entertained  by  Mr.  R.  Allan, 
a  Scotchman  by  birth.  .\  few  facts  of  his  history  are  not  unworthy  of  record  here:  Making 
his  fortune  in  the  earlier  years  of  the  island's  settlement,  he  returned  home  to  Scotland,  with 
the  iTiteniion  of  sjx'nding  the  remainder  of  his  days  in  his  native  land.  After  spending  some 
time  in  his  old  home,  the  spirjt  of  Christian  zeal  began  to  light  uj)  his  soul  so  brightly  and 
fervidly  that  he  again  took  ship  for  Australia,  where  he  has  ever  since  devoted  his  whole 
talent,  time,  and  energy  to  Christian  work.  He  has  erected  a  model  Sunday-school  Institute, 
and,  under  his  novel  and  successful  methods  of  instruction,  with  a  heart  desperately  in  earnest, 
his  labors  have  been  and  now  are  very  fruitful.  Nearly  all  of  his  flock  have  become  Chris- 
tians, and  a  few  among  the  number  have  been  called  to  preach  the  glad  tidings.  He  is 
known  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  colonies  as  the  most  devoted  and  successful 


NATIVE    AUSTRALIANS. 


of  Sunday-schml  teachers,  and  an  earnest  man  of  faith  and  good  works.  One  of  his  school 
exercises  is  the  writing  of  six  questions  upon  a  large  slate  in  a  plain,  bold  hand,  and  turning 
the  same  toward  the  school.  Each  scholar  is  also  provided  with  a  slate,  upon  which  all  write 
answers  to  these  interrogations.  Then  the  slates  are  gathered  up.  and  each  scholar's  answers 
are  drawn  off  into  a  book  or  report,  for  future  reference.  It  will  be  seen  at  once  that  this 
exercise  gives  an  interchange  and  expression  of  thoucht  most  interesting  and  instructive. 

From  this  pomt  I  returned  to  my  dear  ones  at  Melbourne,  where  I  gave  a  song-sermon — 
the  theme,  "Sweetest  Note  of  Praise,"  in  the  Rev.  P.  R.  C.  Usher's  church. 

On  Tuesday,  June  22,  I  took  the  steamer  Otivay  for  Warnamliool.  On  board  this  steamer 
I  was  pained  to  witness  the  terrible  effects  of  strong  drink  on  the  part  of  a  number  of  pas- 
sengers. One  finelv-dressed  man  became  so  thoroughly  crazed  under  its  influence  as  to  com- 
]iel  his  little  son  only  eleven  years  of  age  to  drink.  One  of  the  saddest  sights  I  ever  witnessed 
was  the  inebriated  father  forcing  this  drink  upon  the  dear  boy. 

The  town  of  Warnambool.  well  built  and  cleanly,  is  a  seaport,  located  on  Lady  Bay.  and 
has  a  population  of  four  thousand.  Here  I  had  a  fine  audience,  who  seemed  to  enjoy  the 
service,  and   I   w.is  entertained    bv  the   Re%',   Mr.   Kings  at  the  Wesleyan   Home.     From  this 


CHASIXG  KANGAROOS. 


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place  I  was  driven  twelve  miles  in  the  rain  and  tlir(nigh  the  black  mud  to  the  little  village  of 
Karoit,  where  1  remained  lor  the  night,  having  previously  sung  to  a  small  but  demonstrative 
audience. 

After  a  ride  of  five  hours,  rendered  very  unpleasant  by  the  mud  and  rain,  1  came  to 
the  little  town  of  McArthur,  where  I  was  invited  to  a  sjilendid  dinner  prejxired  for  me  by 
Mr.  Joseph  Law,  who,  knowing  I  was  to  pass  that  way,  gave  me  this  most  pleasant  surprise. 


^^'-'^?»."  i^^-^^^^r^^ 


&. 


HlvKEPOKUSHlKli   CATTLE — AUSTRALIA. 


He  said  that  he  felt  like  an  old  acquaintance  of  mine,  having  known  me  a  long  time  by  my 
songs,  many  of  which  I  found  upon  his  j)iano.  Ooing  forward  to  Belfast  I  gave  my  next 
service  to  a  large  audience,  but  who  I  felt  had  but  little  sympathy  for  my  peculiar  >v/r  of  song. 

A  ride  of  fifty-two  miles,  in  a  sort  of  mud-barge  stage,  brought  me  to  Hamilton,  the 
metropolis  of  the  western  interior,  and  eminently  an  agricultural  and  grazing  land. 

I  shall  never  forget  that  ride.  Coming  as  we  did  upon  a  flock  of  kangaroos,  I  was  beset 
with  the  tem|)tation  to  try  and  catch  one  of  these  nimble   jumpers,  and  I  ordered  the  stage 


FLOCK    UF    KANGAROOS. 


6o 


X£ll'  SUIV//  IV.ILLS. 


to  halt,  that  1  might  try  the  experiment.  Not  imtil  after  the  excitement  was  over  did  I 
reahze  the  ridiculousness  of  the  adventure.  The  whole  llock  were  facing  me  when  I  entered 
upon  the  chase;  but  the  older  members  of  the  family  soon  i)ut  a  hopeless  distance  between 
me  anil  them  by  their  immense  lea[)s,  which  were  imitated  by  their  younger  relations  to  such  an 
extent  as  to  completely  baffle  my  hunter  cajjabilities.  One  unsusiiecling  young  kangaroo,  how- 
ever, lingered  behind,  and  seemed  to  be  unmindful  of  my  jiresence  and  intentions.  Stealthily 
creeping  ujjon  him  in  the  rear,  I  was  about  to  clasp  him  in  my  arms  as  a  captive,  when, 
taking  in  my  person  and  evident  ])urpose,  wiili  long,  swift  bounds,  he  ])assed  into  the  dis- 
tance like  a  fleeting  cloud.  Hunting  the  kangaroo  is  a  sport  engaged  in  by  l)olh  men  and 
women.  They  pursue  them  on  horses  at  break-neck  speed,  riding  over  ditches  and  fences 
with  impunity. 


Cll.APTER   XI. — SVDNKV. 

Y  next  detour  from  Melbourne  was   by  steamer  City  of  Adelaide  for  Sydney,   the 

parent   city  of   Australia  and    cajjital   of  the  colony   of   New   South  Wales.     We 

reached  the  beautiful  harbor  of  Botany  Bay  (so-called  from  the  numbers  of  new 

specimens  of  plants  which  were  discovered  there)  at  eleven  o'clock,  on  the  evening 

of  the  third  day,  and  effected  safe  landing  at  Sydney.     My  tirst  evening  of  song 

was  given  in  the  large  Wesleyan  Church,  York  Street,  Rev.  George  Woolnough,  M.  A., 

pastor,  as  also  chairman  of  the  district  and  of  my  meeting.      His  remarks  in  introducing 

me  were  very  apropos,  making  me  feel  at  home  and  among  friends,  and  I  was  enaliled 


bIKDS-hVt    MEW    OF    b\D.\*EV.    AISTKALIA. 


to  sing  in  excellent  spirit  and  voice.  As  it  was  the  Fourth  of  July,  I  took  the  liberty  cf  pre- 
suming somewhat  on  English  delicacy  by  mentioning  the  fact.  Three  cheers  ^yere  then  pro- 
posed and  given  with  hearty  good  will,  and,  with  Hon.  S.  D.  Hastings  at  my  side,  we  closed 
the  exercises,   joined  by  the  audience,   with   singing   "God   Save   ^he  Queen.''     The   Sydney 


iXEiV  SOUTH  HALES. 


6i 


Alorniiif;  Herald,  the  oldest  and  leading  paper  in  Australia,  spoke  of  my  service  in  detail, 
and  in  the  most  congratulatory  terms.  For  several  evenings  following  I  sang  in  different 
])ortions  of  the  city  before  large  and  enthusiastic  audiences. 


r  I  in  KTM. 


The  staple  industry  of  New  South  Wales  seems  to  be  sheep-raising.  In  some  of  the  "sheep 
stations"  from  one  to  six  million  sheep  may  be  found.  The  slice])  are  remarkable  for  quality, 
their  wool  being  long  and  silky. 

In  this  far-off  land  we  seem  to  experience  a  reverse  of  nature's  laws,  the  hottest  month 
being  January,  and  the  coldest  July.     In  January  hay  is  cut  and  wheat  harvesting  commences. 


SHKEP    '.TATIOV.    AISTRALtA. 


On  the  morning  of  July  14th  I  set  out  for  Bathurst,  distant  from  Sydney  one  hundred 
and  twenty  miles,  and  twenty-five  thousand  feet  above  sea  level.  I  had  for  my  companion  on 
this  trip  Rev.  Dr.  Kelynack — learned,  eloquent,  and  devout,  and  considered  by  all  who  know 
him  to  be  the  Punshon  of  .Australia.  The  journey  was  made  on  the  most  famous  zigzag  rail- 
road in  the  world. — over  rocky  wastes,  steep  canons,  deep  gorges,  perpendicular  crags,  and 
wild  hills.     This  route  is  one  of  the  greatest  triumphs  of  engineering  science  that  has  ever 


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hEW  SOUTH  WALES. 


been  accomplished.  Willi  the  great  blue  mountains  in  the  distance,  and  the  wonderful  land- 
scape of  earth  and  sky,  it  was  the  inost  delightful  journey  by  rail  that  I  experienced  in  the 
colonies. 

At  length  we  reached  the  base  of  the  hills,  with  which  the  lovely  little  town  of  Bathurst 
is  surroimded,  and  saw  it  standing  out  in  charming  jierspective  upon  a  gently-sloping  mountain 
plain.  From  the  station  I  was  driven  to  the  delightful  home  of  Hon.  Mr.  Webb,  a  member 
of  the  Provincial  Parliament  and  mayor  of  the  town.  The  grounds  surroimding  his  res- 
idence are  tastefully  laid  out  with  plots  of  shrubber)-  and  flowering  plants,  fountains,  and 
miniature  lakes,  in  which  latter  beautiful  black  and  white  swans  and  other  acpiatic  birds  dis- 
|)orted.  The  kindness,  thoughtfulness,  and  courtesy  of  this  family,  so  thoroughly  and  effect- 
ively engaged  in  their  several  cajiacities  in  the  forwarding  of  the  Master's  work,  will  never 
grow  dim  in  my  memory.  Here  I  sang  two  evenings  to  large  assemblies,  and  with  good 
success,  and  took  the  return  train  to  Sydney  over  the  same  pictures(iue  route. 


SYDNEY    HARBOR,    AUSTRALIA. 


The  next  day  an  excursion  was  planned  and  carried  out  to  show  me  Sydney  harbor,  which 
is  regarded  as  the  most  picturesque  in  the  world.  Its  deep,  clear  waters  are  studded  with 
many  charming  little  islands,  which  are  covered  with  elegant  villas,  flower  and  fruit  gardens. 
A  trim  little  steamer  had  been  chartered,  and  with  the  leading  men  of  the  Wesleyan  Church 
and  their  wives  on  board,  as  also  the  mayor  of  the  city,  we  moved  off  from  the  wharf,  pro- 
vided with  a  bountiful  and  delicious  supply  of  refreshments.  We  touched  at  several  of  the 
most  beautiful  of  the  islands,  and  at  the  Quarantine,  at  which  latter  a  ship  containing  several 
hundred  emigrants  was  just  coming  in  from  sea.  Passing  so  near  we  threw  on  board  oranges, 
cakes,  and  other  dainties  from  our  store  i  and  had  it  not  been  for  the  influence  of  an  official 
in  our  behalf,  we  might  have  been  quarantined  with  the  newcomers,  having  scraped  so  close 
an  accpiaintance  as  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  governmental  guardians  of  the  health  of  the 
port. 

At  length,  amid  good-byes  and  "God  bless  you"  from  the  lips  of  many  friends,  and  gifts 
of  flowers  and  fruits  from  their  hands,  I  departed  for  my  steamer,  preparatory  to  five  hundred 


SOUTH  AUSTRALIA. 


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and  sixty  miles  sail  of  sixty-three  hours  for  Melliourne,  greeted  hy  a  cloud  of  waving  hand- 
kerchiefs, as  I  left  the  shore.  Seven  miles  out  what  was  my  surprise  and  delight  to  see  some 
friend  come  out  upon  the  shore  of  a  small  island  we  were  passing,  and  wave  the  stars  and 
stripes  in  his  good-bye,  to  remind  me  of  my  dear  native  land  as  the  shore  of  this  new  land 
faded  from  my  sight! 


msT-OFFICE.    A  I 'El.  Aim:, 


With  smiling  skies  and  favorable  winds  I  was  soon  permitted  to  rejoin  my  family  in  Mel- 
bourne. On  .Monday,  August  9,  we  took  leave  of  our  Melbourne  home  at  Royal  Terrace, 
and  taking  passage  in  the  steamer  Alhambra  for  Adelaide,  in  South  Australia,  moved  off  from 
the  wharf  at  two  o'clock,  sailed  up  the  river  through  St.  Philip's  Bay,  and  by  nightfall  were 
rock'ng  "in  the  cradle  of  the  deep."  The  five  hundred  miles  were  accomplished  after  a. 
oug'i  passage  of  three  days,  and  we  were  glad  enough  to  reach  harbor  at  Port  .Adelaide. 


BOTANICAL   CAKDENS,    ADBLAIDE. 


The  city  of  Adelaide,  the  capital  and  seat  of  government  of  the  colony,  is  built  nearly 
in  the  form  of  a  square,  with  its  streets  running  at  right  angles,  and  is  located  on  a  large 
plain  of  the  Mount  Lofty  range,  which  walls  it  on  the  eastern  and  southern  sides.     The  entire 


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SOIJ7/  .UaiKAIJA. 


city  IS  bordered  by  four  grand  terraces,  sloping  to  the  north,  south,  east,  and  west,  which  form 
a  broad  belt,  or  reservation  of  land,  which  entirely  encompasses  this  beautiful  metropolis. 
It  is  as  it  were  a  brilliant,  wide  ribbon  of  living  greensward,  surrounded  with  the  finest  of 
promenades,   paths,  and   carriage-ways.     This  entire  area  is  the   jiroperly  and   under  care  of 


CLARENDON    VINES-ARD,    NEAR    ADELAIDE 


the  government,  as  are  the  beautiful  paddocks  and  gardens  lining  each  bank  of  the  River 
'I'orrens,  which  runs  between  North  and  .South  Adelaide,  and  is  crossed  bv  two  massive  iron 
and  two  wooden  bridges.  No  palatial  edifices  or  great  works  of  art  could  give  the  inviting 
effect  of  this  intermarriage  of  civilization  and  nature,  rendering  the  city's  suburbs  equally  as 
charming  and  desirable  as  its  centers,  and  giving  its  population  health-laden  breezes,  quiet 
retreats  from  the  noise  and  bustle  of  business,  and  recreation  of  soul  and  bod  v. 


COLLINGKOVE,    NEAR    ADF.LAIDE. 


The  Botanical  Gardens  of  Adelaide,  arranged  by  their  accomplished  director.  Dr.  Richard 
Schomburgk,  are  admitted  to  be  the  finest  in  the  Australian  Colonies.  When  His  Royal  High- 
ness the  Duke  of  Edinburgh  was  in  Adelaide,  he  visited  the  gardens  again  and  again,  and 
always  with  increasing  delight. 


I 


.■/  MAGI'IE'S  irEI.COME. 


65 


Thousands  of  acres  of  vines  have  lieuii  [ilanted  in  Soiitii  Australia,  and  tlic  nianufaclure 
•of  wine  is  now  an  established  industry,  though  at  first  much  prejudice  was  c:rcated  against 
these  wines  because  ill-made,  immature,  and  tinsoimd  samples  were  sent  home. 

Collingrove  affords  a  fair  specimen  of  a  suburban  residence  in  South  Australia.  Many 
of  the  suburban  gardens  are  rich  and  beautiful,  and  vineyards  and  orangeries  aboinid.  When 
the  fruit-trees  are  in  bloom,  or  covered  with  the  rijjeiiing  fruit,  they  [iresent  a  scene  of  rare 
beauty. 

Among  the  native  birds  of  .Australia  may  be  mentioned  the  emu.  It  somewhat  resembles 
the  ostrich.  When  assailed  it  strikes  obliquely  backward  with  its  foot  with  such  force  as  to 
break  a  man's  leg.  The  lyre  bird  is  the  most  beautiful  found  in  the  Southern  Hemisphere. 
The  tail,  which  consists  of  sixteen  feathers,  is  often  ten  feet  long,  and  arranged  in  the  shape 
of  an  ancient  lyre. 

From  Adelaide,  with  my  .son  James,  since  deceased,  I  took  stage  for  Kadina,  one  him- 
dred  miles  distant — a  fine  little  city  of  four  thousand  inhabitants,  and  noted  for  its  rich  mines 
of  copper.  My  son  and  myself  both  enjoyed  the  style  of  staging,  with  two  wheel-horses  and 
three  leaders,  e-\changing  the  horses  for  fresh  ones  every  ten  miles.  Much  of  the  country 
on  the  route  was  bushv  and  monotonous,  although 
we  often  passed  through  large  wheat-fields,  some  of 
which  were  one  thousand  acres  in  extent;  and  it  is 
■claimed  that  the  best  wheat  in  the  world  is  grown 
in  this  locality.  The  gathering  at  my  services  was 
large,  and  seemed  to  be  ver)'  satisfactory  to  the 
hardy,  good  people  of  this  mining  town. 

Another  trip  of  one  hundred  and  twelve  miles 
brought  us  to  Gawler,  a  pastoral  and  agricultural 
town,  and  the  oldest  established  port  in  connection 
with  the  trade  of  the  River  Murray  and  its  tribu- 
taries. Here  we  were  entertained  by  Mr.  Clem- 
•ents,  and  sang  to  an  audience  of  one  thousand 
people.  Thence  we  i)assed  to  Kapimda,  noted  for 
its  copper  mines  and  quarries  of  marble.  Here  i 
was  entertained  by  Hon.  James  Price  and  his  e.x- 
cellent  family. 

A  drive  of  forty  miles,  and  I  reached  the  neat 
httle  town  of  Clare,  located  among  the  hills  ami 
hlue-gum  trees,  having  a  jiopulation  of  about  three 
thousand,  and  famous  for  its  cattle  stations  and 
stock-raising.  As  I  was  alighting  from  my  carriage 
at  the  place  appointed  for  me  to  sing,  an  .Vustralian 
magpie  suddenly  struck  uj)  a  distinct  whistle  to  the 
exact  tune  of  "Yankee  Doodle's  Come  to  Town," 
as  if  in  welcome  of  my  arrival.  I  afterward  learned 
that  an  American  resident  had  taught  the  singularly 

imitative  little  bird  this  popular  air.      I  greatly  enjoyed   my  next  song-service  at  the   famous 
Burra  copper  mines:  as  also  my  entertainment  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  E.  Lipsett. 

On  Wednesday  forenoon,  September  15th,  we  embarked  at  Melbourne  for  Tasmania  in 
the  steamer  Dcrweiit.  and  after  sailing  twenty-four  hours  reached  the  mouth  of  the  river  Tama 
at  daybreak,  and  sailed  up  its  waters  seventy  miles  to  its  head  at  Launceston.  The  only  in- 
cident of  the  voyage  was  the  meeting  of  a  small  boat  containing  Captain  Marshall  and  the 
almost  starved  crew  of  the  shipwrecked  sailing  vessel  City  of  Camlnidi^i'.  These  unfortunate 
men  had  nothing  to  eat  but  a  scanty  mess  of  salt  pork,  which  they  were  cooking  on  a  fiat 
stone  in  the  center  of  their  little  craft.     We  took  them  on  board. 

Tasmania  was  discovered  in  1642  by  a  Dutch  navigator,  Abel  James  Tasman,  who  was 
cotnmissioned  by  Anthony  Van  Dieman,  (lovernor-Ceneral  of  Hatavia,  to  exjjlore  the  conti- 
nent now  called  .Australia,  but  then  termed  "the  great  unknown  South  Land,"  and  who  named 
it  after  his  patron.  Although  known  by  several  navigators,  who  had  encounters  with  the 
hostile  natives,  it  was  not  discovered  to  be  separate  from  Australia  until  1798,  when  Mr.  Geo. 
Bass,  a  surgeon  in  the  British  J<.oyal  Navy,  discovered  the  existence  of  a  dividing  channel. 
The  first  settlement  was  made  at  Hobart  Town,  and  was  followed  by  that  at  York  Town  and 
Launceston,  and  in  18 13  its  ports  were  opened  to  English  commerce.  The  profits  made  on 
the  first  importations  of  English  goods  were  enormous;  and  many  men  who  have  since  counted 


LVRE    BIRDS    OP    SOITH    SHA    ISLANDS. 


60  J.IHMAXIA,    0/i    yAX  OILMAN'S  LAMh 


their  incomes  by  tens  of  tlioiisands,  and  feasted  royally  at  ilieir  own  tables,  made  their  first 
money  by  shoiilderinj^  a  ])eddler's  pack. 

Tasmania  is  divided  into  eighteen  counties,  four  of  which  are  wholly  unoccupied.  The 
great  Wellington  range  of  mountains  traverses  the  length  of  the  island,  and  has  been  ajjtly 
termed  the  "backbone"  of  the  colony.  The  loftiest  eminence  does  not  reach  si.x  thousand 
feet  elevation.  .Ml  portions  of  the  country  not  occupied  by  primary  ranges  are  generally 
hilly,  the  surface  swelling  into  long  and  lofty  ridges  tailed  "tiers,  "  and  viewed  from  an  em- 
inence give  to  the  landscape  a  very  unequal  and  undulatory  aspect.  A\'hcre  granite,  cjuartz, 
and  micaceous  rock  is  found  the  soil  is  uniformly  poor,  while  in  the  trajj-rock  district!*,  which 
cover  many  thousands  of  scpiare  miles,  nearly  all  the  best  lands  are  found.  U])on  these  lands 
most  of  the  ])opulation  of  the  country  is  settled,  and  here  alone  agriculture  flourishes  and  the 
live  stock  of  the  colony  is  su])|)orled.  I'assing  from  these,  either  cast  or  west,  settlements  are 
few  and  far  between,  and  the  existence  of  man  is  hardly  to  be  traced.  The  lands  on  which 
the  forests  stood — with  musk,  sassafras,  silver  wattle,  laurel,  palm,  and  massive  gum-trees,  to- 
gether with  ferns  and  gorgeously  beautiful  flowering  shrubs — are  richest  from  the  accumulated 
soil  of  ages  of  decaying  vegetation. 

The  city  of  Launceston  has  a  po]3ulation  of  about  twelve  thousand,  and  is  at  the  head 
of  the  Tama  River,  and  in  the  peninsula  formed  by  the  junction  of  the  two  rivers,  the  North 
and  South  Esk.  Its  ajjpearance  as  seen  on  entering  it  riverward,  with  its  profu.sely  wooded 
background,  its  hills  studded  with  pretty  villas  and  majestic  mountains  in  the  distance,  is  ex- 
ceedingly picturesque.  .A  pleasant  feature  is,  that  almost  every  residence,  even  in  the  heart 
of  the  town,  has  its  well-stocked  garden  of  fruits  and  flowers.  In  the  spring  white  blossoms 
are  so  profuse  as  to  give  the  imjiression  that  every  thing  is  snow-clad,  and  they  mingle  their 
perfume  with  hawthorn  and  sweetbrier,  which  crop  out  over  the  fences  in  die  highways  and 
l)yways,  while  the  sweet  songs  of  migratory  birds  give  a  charming  home  as])ect  to  the  ])lace. 
Launceston  is  sui)plied  with  abundance  of  water  from  St.  Patrick  Ri\er,  flowing  through  an 
artificial  tunnel  to  reservoirs  on  an  eminence  two  miles  above  the  city,  being  conveyed  into 
the  city  by  pipes.  It  has  elegant  public  buildings  and  churches,  a  fine  park,  and  its  spacious 
botanical  gardens  are  prettily  laid  out,  adorned  with  fountains  and  conservatories,  and  filled 
with  choice  shrubbery  and  flowers. 

From  Launceston  we  took  the  royal  stage  coach  for  Hobart  Town,  leaving  at  si.x  o'clock 
in  the  morning,  and  arriving  just  after  sunset.  We  were  driven  with  great  rapidity,  and  with 
frequent  and  fresh  relays  of  horses,  over  a  magnificent  macadamized  road-bed  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty  miles  in  length,  constructed  by  convicts  in  the  earlier  penal  history  of  the  colonv, 
a  few  of  whom  are  now  living,  and  still  bear  evidence  in  their  walk  and  movements  of  the 
galling  ball  and  chain.  This  grand  island  avenue  was  literally  bordered  with  the  beautiful 
yellow  blossoms  of  the  wattle-tree,  whose  branches  seemed  alive  with  gay-plumaged  paroipiets 
and  other  tropical  tuneless  and  tuneful  birds,  while  now  and  then  an  innocent  pair  of  fawns 
would  look  out  at  us  from  the  shrubbery  with  their  almost  human  eyes. 

The  ])0]Hilation  of  Hobart  Town  is  about  twenty  thousand.  Approached  by  sea  it  ])re- 
sents  some  of  the  finest  coast  scenery  extant,  with  huge  basaltic  pillared  cliffs  in  the  foreground. 
The  metropolis  is  built  upon  hilly  and  undulating  land,  back  of  which  rises  the  often-clouded 
and  snow-ca[)ped  pinnacle  of  .Mount  ^Vellington  in  majestic  grandeur.  It  is  situated  on  the 
shores  of  a  beautiful  inlet  called  Sullivan's  Cove,  close  to  the  mouth  of  the  celebrated  Der- 
went  River,  which  derives  its  source  from  the  Tasmanian  lakes.  The  main  streets  of  the 
city  are  of  good  width  and  finely  macadamized,  its  public  and  business  structures  elegant  and 
imposing,  and  its  private  residences  seem  to  be  built  with  an  especial  view  to  the  good  old 
English  idea  of  comfort.  The  Houses  of  Parliament  occup)'  a  commanding  position  facing 
the  harbor.  The  many  fine  churches,  charitable  institutions,  and  school  buildings,  together 
with  the  Tasmanian  library,  botanical  gardens,  and  other  motherland  features,  give  the  place 
quite  the  air  of  one  of  the  older  Euroi)ean  cities. 

On  Monday  I  gave  my  first  evening  of  song  at  A\"esley  Church  to  a  large,  appreciative, 
and  demonstrative  audience,  who  oftentimes  became  so  enthusiastic  as  to  stop  me  with  their 
apjilause  between  the  verses  of  my  songs,  and  to  whom  I  had  been  handsomely  introduced 
by  my  chairman,  Hon.  Mr.  Moore,  a  member  of  the  ]5rovincial  Parliament. 

The  foMowing  day,  in  company  with  Mr.  Marsh's  family,  we  were  driven  to  that  most 
romantic  locality,  the  Fern-tree  Valleys,  clothed  in  deep  verdure  of  brier,  shrub,  and  vegeta- 
tion, and  overarched  by  the  sun-excluding,  feathery  fronds  of  great  fern-trees,  bending  in 
]5alm-like  grandeur,  with  every  curve  and  leaflet  instinct  with  lines  of  beauty  and  tints  of 
color.  Leaving  our  carriages  at  "Fern-tree  Inn,"  we  traversed  a  path  of  about  one  mile  Jn 
length  through  Fern-tree  Gully,  where  these  mammoth  ferns,  some  of  them  one  hundred  feet 


BACK  JO  MEl.BOUKXE.  d? 


high,  and  two  feet  through  at  the  base,  with  their  umbrella-sha|je(l  tops,  vied  with  the  eu- 
calyptus or  bhie  gum-lree  in  i)reventing  the  sun  from  jiiercing  the  density  of  the  shade.  A 
bright,  rapid  streamlet  came  gurgling  under  the  fringing  ferns,  dropping  from  the  rocky 
margin,  or  leaping  out  into  light,  flinging  its  silvery  waters  in  a  glittering  cascade  over  wails 
of  [jerpendicular  black  rocks,  clad  in  livid  green  of  moss,  lichen,  and  cryptoganious  plants. 
Reaching  the  "Bower,''  a  tent-like  little  nook,  with  a  glorious  canopy  of  fern-branches,  and 
jjrovided  with  comfortable  seats  for  the  relief  of  tired  jjilgrims  to  this  beautiful  shrine  of  nature, 
we  were  joined  by  my  son  James  and  Master  Marsh,  who  had  availed  themselves  of  the  early 
niorninjj  hours,  and  visited  the  summit  of  Moimt  Wellington,  and  were  thus  far  on  their  way 
back  bearing  a  snow-ball  trophy  in  hand. 

Having  entered  the  day  s|)ent  in  this  ferny  ravine  among  the  ■•white  ones  in  our  calen- 
dar," we  wended  our  way  homeward.  Among  the  grand  \ie«s  which  we  caught  in  ilescend- 
ing  was  that  of  Derwent  River,  flashing  in  the  sunlight  like  a  long  sheet  of  burnished  silver, 
stretching  far  inland,  while  its  broatl  bosom  and  highhuul  battlements  reminded  me  of  our 
own  dear   Hudson. 

But  we  must  return  to  the  Victoria  metropolis  once  more,  and  after  giving  several  serv- 
ices in  aid  of  temperance,  or[)han,  and  other  charitable  institutions,  and  my  farewell  service 
of  song  in  the  great  Lonsdale  church,  where  I  held  my  first  service  in  the  colonies,  March 
30,  having  since  my  arrival  conducted  one  hundred  and  one  song-services,  and  given  forty  song- 
sermons,  by  the  grace  of  God  having  been  able  to  fill  every  engagement.  This  great  edifice 
was  again  filled  with  people;  and  at  the  close  of  the  exercises  I  was  presented  by  Hon.  Mr. 
Crouch,  in  behalf  of  the  committee  who  invited  me  to  Australia,  a  beautiful  illuminated  ad- 
dress, which  read  as  follows  ; 

"  Mr.  Philip  Piiii.lips — Dear  Sir:  At  the  close  of  your  services  in  Australia  we,  the 
committee,  in  connection  with  whom  they  have  been  given,  desire  to  express  our  entire  sat- 
isfaction with  the  manner  in  which  they  have  been  conducted. 

"The  evenings  of  .sacred  song  in  various  parts  of  \'ictoria,  New  Soiuh  Wales,  South 
.\ustralia,  and  Tasmania  have  contributed  to  the  ])leasure  and  profit  of  many  thousands,  and 
will,  we  believe,  have  the  effect  of  exciting  an  increased  attention  to  singing  as  a  handmaid 
to  social,  family,  and  public  worship. 

"The  song-sermons  which  you  have  given  gratuitously  on  Sunday  evenings  have,  under 
God,  been  the  means  of  leading  many  to  the  Savior,  and  of  awakening  deeper  religious  feel- 
ing in  the  hearts  of  great  numbers. 

"Your  name  as  a  composer  and  singer  had  of  course  become  familiar  to  us,  and  we 
are  glad  to  have  the  opportunity  of  personal  acquaintance  and  intercourse. 

"We  anticipate  j)ermanent  and  beneficial  results  from  the  solo  singing  as  a  part  of  public 
wcfrship,  of  which  you  have  afforded  us  illustrations,  and  believe  that  it  will  open  up  a  form 
of  presenting  divine  truth  to  the  hearts  and  consciences,  of  which  the  church  has  not  hitherto 
fully  availed  itself. 

"(Jur  personal  intercourse  with  you  has  been  of  a  very  happy  and  ])rofital)le  kind:  and 
we  desire  to  bear  testimony  to  the  manner  in  which  you  have  subordinated  other  consider- 
ations to  the  chief  oljject  of  doing  good  by  singing  the  gospel. 

"We  wish  you,  Mrs.  Philli|)s  and  your  sons,  every  blessing  from  our  kind  heavenly 
Father;  we  shall  cherish  many  pleasant  memories  of  your  visit  and  labors  among  us:  we  shall 
follow  with  interest  your  continued  efforts  of  Christian  song;  we  shall  iiray  that  you  and  your 
family  may  be  f;ivored  with  a  pleasant  and  safe  voyage,  by  the  will  of  God,  to  India  and 
your  native  land;  and  trusting  that  you  may  be  spared  long  to  serve  God  and  His  church 
in  the  path  which  He  has  chosen  for  you,  we  are,  dear  sir,  for  the  committee: 

"John  Harcourt,  President  of  Conference, 
John  Cope,  ex-President  of  Conference. 
John  C.  Lyman,  Secretary  of  Conference. 
"S.  G.  King,  J.  P., 
J.  P.  Crolch,  J.  P.,  Joseph  Dare, 

John  G.  Milliard,  John  Waisford, 

John  Bee,  Adam  Xicot.s, 

James  S.  Waugh,  Wm.  C.  QfitK, 

James  D.  Dodgson,  J.  T.  HAkCtjiRr,  J.  P." 

We  spent  our  last  evening  in  Melbourne,  taking  leave  of  the  committee  and  private 
friends,  and  on  the  morning  of  October  7th  were  accompanied  by  a  number  of  them  to  the 


6S 


OX  THE  Sli.i. 


sUMiiiLT  Xuhia,  at  Willianistown  wharf.  After  a  season  of  j)raycr  on  board  the  steamer,  in 
which  (loci's  blessing  was  besought  for  our  i)rosperous  voyage  to  India,  and  upon  our  services 
there — a  precious  hour  full  of  tenderest  emotions — our  farewells  all  spoken,  the  steamer  moved 
oceanward  ;  and  from  the  deck  we  could  see  Dr.  Dare,  Brothers  Simmons,  Crouch,  Marsh, 
and  others,  waving  their  handkerchiefs  until  the  shore  faded  from  our  view. 

The  Niihia  was  one  of  the  largest  and  staunchest  of  the  steamers  of  the  Peninsular  and 
Oriental  line,  but  was  not  a  fast  boat.  For  the  first  few  days  the  waters  were  smooth  and 
calm,  then  suddenly  it  set  in  so  stormy  and  rough  that  the  captain  was  unable  to  leave  the 
mails  and  passengers  for  South  Australia  at  the  usual  port,  and  after  Ijing  to  all  nigJit  out- 
side the  harbor,  only  succeeded  in  discharging  them  at  a  land-locked  harbor  at  Kangaroo 
Island  early  the  ne.xt  afternoon. 

As  we  neared  the  waters  of  King  (leorge's  Sound  the  extremely  "nasty"  weather,  as 
the  sailors  termed  it,  culminated,  one  dark  night,  in  a  fearful  storm.  As  it  approached  in 
its  great  strength,  the  whistling  of  the  wind   through   the   rigging  of  the  staunch   old  \cssel, 


STORM     AT    SEA. 


blended  with  the  hoarse,  melancholy  moaning  of  the  sea.  struck  upon  the  ear  with  terrible 
significance.  Then  the  great  winds  shook  our  good  ship,  which  was  nothing  but  a  feather 
in  their  giant  grasp,  tossing  it  mountains  high  or  plunging  it  fathoms  deep  as  if  in  wild  wrath, 
engulfing  it  in  the  embrace  of  a  crashing  sea-wave,  which  filled  the  decks  with  Niagara  rivers, 
penetrated  the  hatchways  to  the  cabin,  and  drenched  us  to  the  skin,  as  if  to  show  us  how 
feeble  and  helpless  we  were  as  opposed  to  its  mighty  strength.  I  never  passed  a  night  on 
the  ocean  so  full  of  terrible  anxiety,  and  was  never  so  thankful  for  the  morning  light,  when 
Jesus  said  to  these  surging  waters  as  to  those  of  Galilee,  "Peace,  be  still!"  How  forcibly 
this  perilous  night  brought  to  mind  the  terror  of  the  little  sailor  boy  on  such  a  night  as  this, 
whose  feelings  the  poet  has  expressed  in  these  lines: 


"O  pilot,  'lis  a  fearful  night. 
There's  danger  on  the  deep  : 
I'll  come  and  pace  the  deck  with   thee, 
I  do  not  dare  to  sleep. 


'Go  down,'  the  sailor  cries,   'go  down, 
This  is  no  place  for  thee: 
Fear  not,  but  trust  in   Providence 
Wherever  thou  niay'st  be.'  " 


On  the  afternoon  of  October  i6th  we  glided  out  of  this  treacherous  sea  among  the  little 
islands  of  King  George's  Sound,  to  Princess  Royal  Harbor,  and  came  to  a  stand-still  along- 


ABOKICIXES  OF  AUSTRALIA. 


69 


side  the  town  of  Albany.  No  sooner  had  our  anchor  drojiped  ilian  that  good  Wesleyan  mis- 
sionary, Rev.  T.  C.  Lawrence,  boarded  the  vessel  in  search  of  myself  and  family,  he  having 
learned  that  I  was  about  leaving  Melbourne,  thought  I  might  be  prevailed  upon  to  give  a 
service  of  song  to  the  \)to\)\<t  of  his  town  while  the  steamer  was  taking  coal,  which  it  could 
not  accomplish  before  midnight.  Accordingly,  with  my  little  family  and  my  peripatetic  organ 
we  were  rowed  to  shore  in  the  little  boat  in  which  my  brother  came  out.     The  church-bells 

were  at  once  sounded  to 
give  the  people  notice  of 
the  service  at  eight  o'clock 
that  evening,  and  we  were 
conducted  to  the  parsonage, 
where  we  were  so  rested 
and  refreshed  after  our  rude 
jostling  on  the  water  that 
j^.,, .,.  ;^^^^^^  ''^'^    missionary    home    has 

1\^}'  -■      '^^^•^KKKIK'-  '^''  ^^^"^  been  a  bright  spot  in 

our  memory.  It  seemed 
then,  and  has  always  seemed 
since,  that  such  a  cup  of  tea 
as  Mrs.  Lawrence  prepared 
for  us  never  was  matched 
in  tealand  itself,  much  less 
wherever  in  the  wide  world 
this  wonderful  leaf  has  been 
imjiorted. 

After  we  had  rested,  our 

host  took  us  out  to  see  the 

sights  in  Albany,   which   is 

a  pretty  little  hamlet,  and  a 

jjrincijjal  coaling  station  for 

the  mail  steamships.      Here 

for  the  first  time  as  we  were   landing  we  saw  about 

fifteen  men,  women,  and  children  who  had  come  down 

to  sell  kangaroo,  opossum,   and  wombat  skins  to  the 

sailors.     These    ])roved  to   be  the  genuine  aborigines 

of  Australia,  whom  we  had  feared  our  curiosity  would 

never  be  gratified  in  beholding,  but  which  in  the  end 

was  abundantly  satisfied. 

Without  doubt  those  people  are  of  the  lowest  type 
of  humanity,  subsisting  as  they  principally  do  upon 
roots  and  herbs,  and  many  of  them  without  other  cov- 
ering or  garment  than  the  skins  of  animals,  which  they 
wear  loosely  hanging  from  their  shoulders.  Their 
skin  is  black,  and  to  this  feature  is  added  an  appear- 
ance of  filth.  They  evidently  never  indulge  in  a  wash 
or  bath,  which,  taken  in  connection  with  their  almost 
fleshless  limbs,  and  the  peculiar  odor  attending  their 
presenc:e,  makes  their  vicinage  any  thing  but  agreeable 
"  to  the  Anglo-Sa.xon.      Having  often  read  of  the  famous 

"boomerang"  and  its  de.\ter(jus  management  as  a  weapon  of  offense  and  defense,  in  the  hand- 
ling of  which  these  native  Australians  are  superior  to  all  others,  our  good  missionary  friend 
induced  some  of  them  to  go  out  into  a  large  open  field  and  throw  this  instrument  for  our 
amusement,  and  we  confess  to  never  having  been  so  thoroughly  interested  in  a  feat  of  dexterity. 
The  boomerang  resembles  a  huge  ox  rib  in  size  and  shape,  being  curved  on  an  angle 
of  one  hundred  to  one  hundred  and  forty  degrees,  and  beveled  sharp  at  each  edge  and  end. 
It  is  made  of  iron-wood,  which  is  hard  enough  to  cut  but  not  to  batter  or  break.  It  is  usually 
from  twenty  to  thirty  inches  in  length,  and  an  inch  and  a  half  wide,  and  aliout  one-half 
inch  through  the  thickest  part,  and  is  thrown  from  the  hand  with  a  cpiick  rotary  motion; 
describing  very  remnrkabic  curves,  it  returns  and  drops  at  the  owner's  feet.  In  our  presence 
they  hurled  it  a  distance  of  ten  rods  into  the  air,  where,  after  spinning  roimd  and  round,  it 
returned  to  the  thrower,  and  was  picked   up  by  the  children  and  handed   to   him.     Several 


70  I  HE  ISLAND  OJ-'  CEVJ.OiV. 

times  they  threw  it  so  that  it  described  a  circle  around  a  tree,  coming  back  with  force  enough 
to  kill  a  man  il"  it  had  hit  him.  So  correct  is  the  aim  of  the  natives  with  this  curious  in- 
strument that  it  is  in  constant  use  for  killing  game  and  as  a  weapon  of  warfare.  These 
natives  also  throw  the  sjjcar  with  great  accuracy  of  aim,  which  they  fully  proved  to  us  by 
hitting  three  times  in  succession  four  shilling  pieces,  which  we  set  up  on  the  top  of  a  split 
stick  at  a  distance  of  five  rods,  relieving  our  ])ockets  of  an  even  dollar. 

Notwithstanding  railroads,  steamboats,  and  telegraphs  have  brought  the  lands  and  nations 
so  near  to  each  other,  very  (|ueer  ideas  still  linger  in  the  minds  of  some  of  the  peo])le  of 
every  land  concerning  their  far-off  brethren.  In  my  own  country  I  have  found  many  people 
who  imagined  that  .Australia  was  mostly  populated  by  blacks,  when  the  f;ict  is  we  met  with 
them  as  seldom  as  we  see  the  Indian  east  of  the  Mississipjji  River;  and  others  have  talked 
of  this  great  island  as  though  nearly  all  its  pojnilation  were  convicts  who  had  been  annually 
sent  there  from  (Jreat  Britain,  but  who  are  now  in  fact  about  as  scarce  as  the  aboriginals 
themselves.  On  the  other  hand.  I  found  a  number  of  intelligent  people  in  Australia  who 
believe  that  the  mass  of  the  ])opulation  of  America  are  Indians,  and  were  surprised  that  I  was 
not  versed  in  the  vernacular  of  the  wild  Indians  of  the  ^^"est.  Imagine  the  feelings  of  a 
gentleman  friend  from  Chicago,  who  was  about  to  land  at  Bombay,  on  being  asked  by  an 
Australian  lady  ''if  Chicago  had  any  stores  or  shops,  or  if  the  goods  were  all  sold  in  bazars 
kept  by  native  Indians?" 

After  the  service  of  song,  Mr.  Lawrence  took  us  off  to  the  steamer  in  his  little  boat. 
Here  he  w-alked  the  deck  with  us  in  pleasant  and  profitable  conversation  until  the  signal  gun 
was  fired  to  announce  the  vessel's  departure,  when  at  midnight  he  bade  us  good-bye,  giving 
me  a  beautiful  cane  in  token  of  remembrance. 

After  a  passage  of  fourteen  days,  with  a  goodly  company  of  jjassengers,  and  with  but 
little  to  disturb  the  monotony,  we  came  in  sight  of  the  palm-girded  shores  of  the  island  of 
Ceylon  just  before  nightfall,  and  were  obliged  to  stop  outside  the  harbor. 

The  vessel,  being  unable  to  anchor,  drifted  back  with  the  current,  and  when  morning 
dawned  we  found  ourselves  out  of  sight  of  the  coveted  haven.  How  wonderfully  similar  to 
our  ]jr()gre.ss  many  times  is  the  Christian  life,  in  which  the  anchors  of  our  faith  loosen  while 
gazing  upon  the  very  turrets  of  the  heavenly  city,  leaving  us  in  darkness  and  doubt,  to  struggle 
back  to  the  haven  of  our  hopes,  from  which  we  have  so  unconsciously  drifted  in  our  fancied 
security ! 


Ch.\pter  XII. — The  Isi,.4nd  of  Ceylon. 

Cf^T  noon,  however,  we  were  safely  anchored  in  the  exquisite  bay  off  Point  de  Galle, 
which  is  encircled  by  wooded  hills  of  lovely  tropical  growth,  chief  among  them  the 
beautiful  palm-trees  that,  inclining  toward  the  sea,  bend  their  crowns  above  the  water. 
I  shall  never  forget  my  first  impressions  as  I  gazed  upon  the  scenes  which  were  here 
spread  before  me.  Every  thing  was  so  intensely  fascinating  and  interesting,  and  so 
thoroughly  unlike  what  1  had  pictured  in  my  imagination,  that  I  was  hardly  able  to 
believe  my  own  eyes.  Almost  the  moment  the  Nubia  came  to  anchor  it  was  surrounded  by 
native  boats,'  and  boarded  by  scores  of  dark  and  yellow-visaged  natives,  looking  like  so  many 
])ieces  of  bronzed  statuary,  who  came  swarming  over  the  bulwarks,  eager  to  sell  their  carved 
curiosities  of  ebony,  ivory,  and  tortoise-shell,  and  many  of  them  so  persistent  in  entreating 
passengers  to  go  ashore  in  their  little  crafts  as  to  oblige  the  ship's  officers  to  drive  them  away 
with  a  whip. 

\\'e  were  kindly  met  on  board  by  a  native  minister.  Rev.  William  Willemburg,  who, 
after  seeing  our  luggage  safe,  guided  us  in  his  queer  little  boat  through  crowds  of  the  Tamil 
and  Cingalese  safely  to  shore,  where  he  had  a  carriage,  or  "bandy,"  in  waiting.  In  this 
vehicle  he  took  us  along  the  banks  of  a  rill  bordered  w-ith  palm-trees,  and  through  streets 
and  groves  fairly  alive  with  bustling,  clattering,  wriggling  natives — a  locality  crowded  with 
confusion  and  the  wrestling  noises  of  a  strange  humanity — to  the  "  Weslevan  Home"  on 
"Richmond  Hill."  Here  lives  Rev.  George  Baugh.  the  superintendent  of  missions,  in  a 
([uiet  and  charming  residence,  situated  in  the  center  of  an  elevated  comiiound  of  several 
acres.  From  this  point  we  could  look  down  upon  sloping,  green-canopied  grove-tops  of  the 
magnificent  cocoanut  palm,  catching  now  and  then  bright  5;limpses  of  the  waters  of  the  bay, 
while  through  the  tropic  air  we  could  almost  hear  the  poetical  strains  of  Heber,  which  ever 
breathe  so  softly  o'er  Ceylon's  isle. 

The   beautiful   twilight   soon   arrived,  but   sooner  passed  away,   for  darkness  comes  here 


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THI:   ISI.AXD   Ol-    CI-.VI.OA. 


COI.'.  ^K^     sCI-NE    IN    Ci-"\LoN 


immediately  after  the  sun  sets,  as  though  a  thick  mantle  were  suddenly  cast  over  the  fate 
of  the  earth.  Through  the  darkness  strange  murniurings  and  noises  saluted  our  ears  from 
all  sides,  while  lights  were  seen  flashing  and  disap|)earing  in  every  direction  below  and  around 
us.     The  wild  chattering  of  the  mischievous  monkeys  in  the  jungles  and  groves  was  amusing 

to  the  unpracticed  ear;  and  thoughts  of  the  venom- 
ous reptiles  crawling  upon  the  roof,  and  likely  to 
enter  our  room  from  the  open  crevices  beneath  the 
eaves,  and  the  rustling  footsteps  of  the  brown  liz- 
ards promenading  the  matted  floor  were  any  thing 
but  soothing  to  our  nerves,  somewhat  startled  as 
they  had  been  by  the  good  missionary's  story  of  a 
deadly  cobra  snake  which  bad  crawled  into  an  ad- 
joining room  but  a  few  months  before,  and  which 
relation  he  ended  with  the  timely  suggestion:  "It 
is  always  well  to  look  under  your  pillows  to  dislodge 
poisonous  reptiles  before  lying  down."  Adding  to- 
these  mental  anti-anassthetics  came  the  weird  noise 
of  the  poor  heathen's  "tomtom,"  vainly  trying  to 
wake  up  his  inanimate  idols — a  sound  sad  and  ]j:t- 
iful  to  the  sense  of  those  who  worship  that  true  and 
living  God  "whose  eye  never  slumbers  nor  sleeps." 
We  retired  to  our  beds  and  slept  soundly  and 
sweetly,  however,  until  the  morning  dawned,  when, 
as  I  lifted  my  coat  from  the  wall  and  was  about 
jnitting  it  on  my  wife  discovered  what  she  thougb.t 
an  enormous  spider  on  the  sleeve,  but  calling  our 
hostess's  attention  to  it  was  told  that  it  was  a  ven- 
omous scorpion. 

The  second  day  after  my  arrival  I  gave  my  first 
service  in  the  Wesleyan  Church  at  Point  de  (lalle, 
before  an  audience  of  three  hundred  people,  but 
most  of  whom  spoke  the  English  language,  and 
gave  every  evidence  of  appreciation  of  the  exercises.  The  day  following  I  took  stage  for 
Matura,  some  twenty-eight  miles  distant,  situated  on  the  extreme  southern  coast  of  the  island. 
The  most  of  its  population  is  native.  The  drive  along  the  coast  through  groves  of  ])alm- 
trees,  meeting  at  every  turn  the  nicely-shaved  and  beautifully-combed  Cingalese,  with  Japanese 


CINGALESE. 


THE  /SI. AX/)  Ol-    CKVI.OX. 


umbrellas  spread  above  them,  the  priests  with  long  yellow  gowns,  smoothly-shaved  heads, 
and  always  carrying  a  palm-leaf  tan,  together  with  the  hundreds  of  native  poi)ulation  in  all 
styles  of  native  dress  and  undress,  was  novel  and  strange. 

At  Matura  I  was  made  most  welcome  by  Rev.  Mr.  Nicholson  and  his  estimable  lady, 
whose  kind  hospitality  and  society  I  had  greatly  enjoyed  four  years  before  while  in  Paris. 
Preparations  which  had  been  made  by  these  good  missionaries  for  my  comfort  and  jjleasure 
seemed  to  greet  me  on  every  hand,  and  every  preliminary  had  been  arranged  by  them  for 
my  evening  of  song,  .\fter 
a  refreshing  nap  at  mid- 
day I  was  awakened  for  a 
delightful  dinner  with  sev- 
eral of  ^[r.  Nicholson's 
workers,  who  had  come 
in  from  their  res])ective 
fields  of  missionary  labor 
to  hear  me  sing  hymns  of 
"Jesus  and  his  love." 
The  little  church  was  dec- 
orated with  beautiful  llow- 
ers,  the  perfume  of  the 
little  blossom  called  the 
"temple  flower'  filling 
the  room  with  a  fragrance 
which  outvied  the  "spicy 
breezes"  themselves.  Here 
were  gathered  a  goodly 
number  of  attentive  list- 
eners, upon  whose  ears 
my  songs  seemed  to  fall 
like  old  acquaintances,  as 
many  of  them  had  been 
translated  into  the  Tamil 
and  Cingalese  language ; 
and  they  listened  with  the 
deepest  attention  and  in- 
terest. 

We  also  visited  the 
heathen  city  of  the  gods 
and  "  Dondra,"  said  to  be 
the  oldest  Buddhish  temi)le 
in  Ceylon. 

Some  of  the  inscrip- 
tions upon  the  tablets  and 
pillars  are  readily  deciph- 
ered. Here  idols  are  seen 
at  every  turn.  The  Tem- 
ple is  on  the  summit  of  a 
steep  eminence,  and  in- 
closes a  colossal  statue  of  idols. 
Buddha    in     a     reclining 

posture.  It  is  built  of  brick  and  gorgeously  painted.  In  front  of  the  statue  is  a  table  con- 
taining floral  offerings,  |)rominent  among  which  was  the  temple  flower,  a  beautiful  white  and 
wonderfully  fragrant  blossom,  somewhat  resembling  our  cape  jasmine.  We  paid  a  visit  to  a 
wealthy  native,  whose  residence  is  on  a  point  of  land  extending  into  the  sea,  and  who  has 
given  the  Rev.  Mr.  Nicholson  ground  on  which  to  build  his  new  school.  Here  we  had  a 
fine  view  of  the  sea,  with  its  huge  breakers  rolling  up  against  the  rocks,  and  splashing  their 
briny  foam  at  our  feet.  Cocoanut,  banana,  bread-fruit,  and  jjalm-trees  were  on  every  hand, 
the  latter  inclining  their  tufted  heads  toward  the  water,  as  if  rn  grateful  obeisance  to  that 
prolific  element  of  their  ^fe  and  growth. 

After  a  very  pleasant  forenoon  we  were  invited  to  lunch  with  the  Presbyterian  minister, 
and  went    home  with   our    friends  to   dinner  at   six  o'clock,  returning    next   morning   to  our 


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pleasant  quarters  at  "Richmond  Hill."  AIut  a  iKHimlay  naj)  and  "uffin,"  we  scaled  our- 
selves on  the  wide,  pleasant  veranda,  whic  h  encircled  the  whole  house,  and  whose  overhang- 
ing roof  formed  a  comforting  sliade.  While  we  were  looking  at  some  coffee  bushes,  one  of 
the  native  ser\anls  climbed  a  cocoanut-tree   for  our  amusement.      He  fastened   the  rope  made 

of  cocoanul  fiber  aroimd 
his  waist  and  the  trunk 
of  the  tree,  and  after 
looking  that  it  was  se- 
cure, he  planted  his  feet 
firmly  against  the  body 
of  the  tree,  carrying  the 
rojje  stra])  upwards  with 
liis  hands  at  every  step, 
ascending  it  as  easy  as 
a  s(juirrel  and  as  nimbly 
as  a  frog,  throwing  the 
greatly-prized  fruit  at 
our  feet.  The  floors  of 
the  English  houses  a-re 
covered  with  a  carpet 
or  matting  woven  from 
the  cocoa-bark;  the  na- 
tive vehicles  are  cov- 
ered with  its  leaves,  and 
tlie  houses  of  the  natives 
thatched  with  them;  co- 
coa-oil is  burned  in  their 
lamps;  curry  is  com- 
bined with  the  flesh  of 
the  nut,  making  a  most 
palatable  dish ;  and  its 
milk  is  considered  a 
great  luxury. 

AVe  saw  the  Areca 
palm  growing  in  every 
native  garden,  being 
planted  near  the  walls 
or  water-courses,  with  its 
thin,  polished  stem  and 
crown  of  green  leaves, 
often  running  to  the 
height  of  forty  feet. 
Just  beneath  its  leaves 
are  die  nuts,  which  the 
natives  prepare,  with  a 
lime  made  from  calcined 
shells  and  the  leaf  of  the 
betal  pepper  for  the  pur- 
pose of  chewing.  If 
possible,  it  is  more  of- 
fensive than  American 
tobacco,  as  the  com- 
bined articles  color  the  saliva  so  deep  a  red  that  the  lips  and  teeth  look  as  though  they  were 
bathed  in  blood. 

After  a  pleasant  day  in  this  angel  land,  but  not  land  of  angels,  we  gave  our  second 
song-service  in  Point  de  Galle  to  a  large  audience,  and  I  greatly  enjoyed  the  sweet  Christian 
spirit  which  pervaded  all  present.  Here  I  was  deeply  impressed  with  the  truth  that  the  lan- 
guage of  Christ  and  his  religion  is  the  same  the  wide  world  over;  and  the  name  of  Jesus  has 
every-where  the  same  sweet  sound  and  significance.  , 

The  next  morning,  as  the  regular  stage  had  overlooked  our  order,  we  were  assisted  by 
Brothers  Baugh  and  Willemburg  in  hiring  a  special  one  to  take  us  to  Columbo.     We  started 


CLIMBINT.    I'ALM-TREES    IN    CFVIOX. 


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about  eleven  o'clock  with  a  driver  and  a  boy  to  blow  the  stage-horn  as  we  advanced  to  give 
the  natives  warning  to  get  out  of  the  way  and  avoid  being  run  over. 

About  seven  miles  out  I  was  jileasantly  surprised  by  a  good  native  brother — an  attendant 
at  my  service  the  evening  before — who  brought  to  the  coach  |)resents  of  choiie  tropical  fruits 
of  several  kinds,  cakes  and  sweetmeats,  and  with  many  expressions  of  pleasure  and  good-will, 
wished  us  "(;ods]jeed."  I  am  sorry  I  have  forgotten  his  name,  but  I  shall  never  forget  his 
kindly  countenance  as  he  handed  me  these  tokens  of  his  friendship  and  love  in  this  far-off 
land.  Our  entire  drive — a  distance  of  seventy-four  miles  — lay  along  the  sea  through  avenues 
of  palm-trees,  native  houses  and  villages  being  siatternd  thickly  all  the  way.  We  met  and 
passed  such  crowds  of  humanity  all  the  time  that  it  seemed  to  us  like  a  great  fair  or  ])arade 
day.  \\'e  changed  horses  several  times,  and  stop|)ed  once  at  a  government  house,  called 
'•house  of  rest,''  for  lunch  or  '-tiffin."  It  was  very  odd  to  see  these  black  jjeople  standing 
in  the  waters  of  the  brooks  and  little  inlets,  pouring  water  upon  their  heads  from  little  earthen 
cups,  called  "chatties,"  their  bodies  being  previously  anointed  with  cocoanut-oil. 


CART.    CEVLON. 


During  this  journey  we  saw  several  scaffolds  erected  by  the  roadside  upon  which  the 
famous  Devil  Dancers  were  performing.  Hundreds  of  the  poor  deluded  natives  will  bring 
their  sick  for  miles  through  the  Inirning  sun  in  order  that  these  miserable  creatures  may 
dance  around  them,  believing  that  by  so  doing  their  diseases  will  leave  them.  It  is  a  piti- 
able sight,  enough  to  fire  the  heart  of  any  Christian  man  or  woman. 

We  arrived  at  Columbo  at  eight  o'clock  in  the  evening  thoroughly  fatigued,  and  with 
keenly  whetted  appetites.  We  were  at  once  made  at  home  at  the  residence  of  Rev.  John 
Scott,  the  superintendent  of  the  Weslevan  Mission,  where,  with  delicious  soup,  curry  and  rice, 
tender  roast  l)eef,  etc.,  our  cravings  were  speedily  satisfied.  This  home  is  pleasantly  situated 
near  the  water,  its  compound  extending  to  the  .sea-beach.  The  gratefiil  breezes  from  the 
water  and  the  lullaby  of  the  surf,  as  it  beat  ujion  the  pebbly  shore,  soon  brought  us  the 
sweetest  and  most  refreshing  slumber. 

We  arose  greatly  invigorated  on  the  following  morning,  and  the  day  proved  to  us  a 
memorable  Sabbath.      Earlv  in  the  dnv  we  attendee!  a  Sabbath-school  session,  or  Bible-class, 


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conducted  by  Miss  Scott,  a  lady  of  rare  mental  gifts,  and  cheerful  and  loving  in  her  work. 
The  chapel  was  in  the  same  compound  as  the  homo,  and  here  we  heard  our  American  Sun- 
day-school songs  sung  by  the  children  of  Ceylon.  'I'lie  season  was  most  jjrecious  and  re- 
freshing, and  we  all  worshiped  with  the  same  liooks  and  the  same  songs  the  same  Savior. 

In  the  evening  we  listened  to  an  excellent  sermon  by  Rev.  I.  Landon,  previous  to  which, 
just  as  the  twilight  was  falling,  I  gave  my  song-sermon,  "  .Xbout  Jesus  our  Savior."  My  little 
slijis  had  been  well  distributed,  and  many  who  came  were  unable  to  gain  admission  on  ac- 
count of  the  chapel  having  been  filled  a  few  minutes  after  the  door  was  c])ened.  So  new 
was  the  character  of  the  exercises,  and  so  eager  and  attentive  were  the  people  present, — 
the  children  being  especially  attentive  and  ])ai ticipntive, — that  all  seemed  loth  to  leave  the 
edifice,  while  I  gained  new  confidence  that  through  the  voice  of  song  the  gospel  truths  would 
eventually  reach  the  hearts  of  the  heathen  of  every  land  and  clime. 


DEVIL    DANCE,    CEVLON. 


We  spent  some  time  on  Monday  in  looking  at  the  sights  in  and  about  Columbo,  which  has 
a  population  of  one  hundred  thousand,  is  the  capital  of  Ceylon,  and  is  its  principal  seaport. 
One  portion  of  the  town  is  open,  while  the  other  is  fortified.  The  interior  has  some  appear- 
ance of  an  English  town.     Its  harbor,  which  is  small,  is  defended  by  several  forts. 

In  the  afternoon,  taking  my  eldest  son,  we  loaded  my  organ  on  a  wagon  in  order  to  visit 
Mortura  and  give  my  first  evening  of  song  in  that  city.  On  the  road  we  encountered  a 
religious  procession,  coinposed  of  several  hundred  natives,  making  loud  and  most  discordant 
sounds  on  all  sorts  of  rude  instruments,  which  evidently  seemed  to  them  to  emit  the  grandest 
music.     I  could  not  help  thinking  that  this  was  a  strange  prelude  to  my  singing ;  but  it  fired 


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my  heart  to  sing  with  new  ardor  the  sweet  old  story  of  God's  love.  I'assiiig  by  a  number 
of  cinnamon  groves,  our  curiosity  led  us  to  stop  at  one  of  them,  where  we  peeled  off  the 
green  bark  from  one  of  the  shrubs,  and  took  it  away  as  a  curiosity.  The  soil  where  this 
shrub  grows  most  luxuriantly,  has  a  white  ajipearance,  reminding  one  of  the  famous  alkaline 
beds  which  we  see  in  crossing  our  own  continent. 


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PEELING    CINNAMON-IIAKK,    CEVI-ON. 


On  Thursday,  November  nth.  we  took  train  for  Kandy,  the  ancient  capital  of  Ceylon, 
accomplishing  the  ride  of  seventy  miles  in  four  hours  and  a  half.  The  scenery  on  this  trip 
was  most  enchanting,  combining  the  grandeur  of  the  .Mpine  view  with  the  splendor  of  trop- 
ical vegetation.  It  was  a  perfect  panorama,  hill,  valley,  plain,  gorge,  ravine,  and  cascade, 
of  foliage,  fruit,  and  flower,  with  great  "paddi,"  or  rice-fields  and  coffee-bush  plantations  on 
every  hand,  in  which  were  to  be  seen  the  natives  at  their  accustomed  toil.  The  resident 
missionary,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Tebb.  was  waiting  at  the  station,  and  escorted  us  to  his  home. 

On  Friday  morning  our  kind   host  took   us  to   the   public   gardens,   which    overlook    the 


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CO/- /•/■:/■:  j:st.i  tks. 


dred  and  fifty  acres.     Wc  entered  the  jiroinids  through 

ihdiii',   iiri-s  wliosc  formid.ihle  :irr:i\-  ciT  n-rl   nmis    iliove 


river  on    three  siiles,   and,   though    not   remarkalile   for  their   display   of    flowers   or  artificial 
beauty,  were  grand  in  their  wealth  of  stately  tro|)ical  trees,  ])lanted  on  an  area  of  one  hun- 

"  "    an  avenue  of  India  nibher,  or  caout- 

groiind  looked  like  brick  jjiled  up  in 
many  fanciful  and  grotes()ue  shapes. 
On  every  hand  were  the  Taliput,  the 
Palmyra,  the  Katool,  and  the  slender 
Arica  palm-trees,  and  the  famous 
Travelers'  tree  of  Madagascar,  which, 
in  many  instances,  grew  fifty  feet  in 
height.  ^Ve  were  also  much  inter- 
ested with  the  display  of  flowering, 
creeping  vines,  and  the  "jungle- 
ro])e,''  whose  strong  vegetable  sinews 
spread  from  trunk  to  trunk,  and 
c  las]j    them    together   in   serpent-like 

roils. 

Our  hostess  kindly  took  us  in  a 
■■handy"  some  three  miles  distance, 
to  the  large  coffee  estates  of  her 
brother,  .\fter  winding  round  and 
round  the  hills,  and  stopping  to  gaze 
from  terrace  to  terrace  in  our  ascent, 
here  and  there  catching  charming 
L;lim])ses  of  the  little  lake,  ])ark,  and 
town  at  our  feet,  and  the  peak  of  old 
Mount  .-Vdams  in  the  distance,  we 
aijjjroaclied  the  pleasantest  little  spot 
imaginable,  located  on  a  tree-em- 
bowered terrace,  with  delightful  ris- 
ing grounds  in  the  rear,  and  geiiimed 
with  flowering  shrubs  and  plants. 
In  this  charming  spot  stood  the  residence  of  our  host,  its  roof  and  sides  completely  covered 
with  three  varieties  of  creeping  roses  in  full  bloom,  from  which  the  estate  had  evidently  re- 
ceived its  pretty  name. 

Here  we  took  tiffin  with  I.  L.  Dewer,  Esq.,  a  courteous  and  wealthy  gentleman,  who  both 
owns  and  manages  his  extensive  estates,  and  the  richest  and  rarest  food  and  fruit  of  the 
tropics  were  set  before  us.  We  were  then  shown  the  coffee  in  its  different  stages  of  growth 
and  preparation  for  the  market,  and  looked  with  interest  upon  the  dark-green  foliage  of  this 
evergreen  tree  or  shrub.  Its  gray-barked  trunk  is  generally  from  two  to  four  feet  high,  and 
its  long  branches  are  covered  with  beautiful  leaves  and  white  blossoms  in  thick  clusters — 
nature's  process  of  budding,  flowering,  and  ripening  going  on  upon  the  same  branches  and 
at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  Returning  to  the  veranda  of  the  house,  we  passed  a  pleasant  hour, 
which  was  only  disturbed  by  an  occasional  thumping  upon  the  roof,  which  excited  my  curi- 
osity to  the  extent  of  venturing  an  inquiry  as  to  its  cause,  when  I  was  very  quietly  and  un- 
concernedly informed  that  it  was  a  snake.  Verily,  "there  is  no  rose  without  a  thorn,"  e\en 
in  such  a  delightful  spot  as  this. 

The  following  morning,  by  .special  invitation,  we  breakfasted  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spaar, 
and  a  novel  meal  it  was  to  us  on  account  of  the  addition  of  "hoppers"  to  the  customary 
breakfast — a  delicious  cake,  made  of  cocoanut  and  rice,  and  served  with  sugar  or  syrup.  On 
this  occasion  one  variety  was  made  of  pounded  rice  and  grated  cocoanut  and  a  little  arrak  ; 
another  of  the  cocoanut  shredded;  another  with  an  egg  broken  and  dropped  in  the  center  of 
the  cake,  and  each  baked  in  a  chatty — a  small  earthen  cup. 

We  reached  our  old  quarters  at  "Richmond  Hill"  in  the  evening,  glad  to  a\ail  ourselves 
of  an  early  hour  for  rest  and  sleep. 

The  next  day  we  dined  with  a  number  of  Wesleyan  native  ministers,  and  in  the  evening 
I  gave  my  farewell  song-sermon  to  a  large  gathering  of  people,  who  manifested  intense  in- 
terest from  the  opening  to  the  close.  Then  taking  our  luggage  we  repaired  to  a  hotel  near 
the  steamboat  landing  for  an  early  start  for  India  the  following  morning. 

Along  came  the  grand  old  ship  Mirzapore.  the  great  steamer  of  the  Peninsula  and  Oriental 
line,   under   the   conimand  of  Commodore   Parish,   a   thorough    and  skillful    seaman,   and   an 


kl   UliKK-TKKK,    CK\LC)N. 


IXDI. I— CALCUTTA. 


earnest  Christian,  who  held  prayers  in  the  saloons  ;is  regularly  as  the  striking  of  the  morning 
bells.  Never  did  we  more  enjoy  a  ride  than  on  the  ocean  steamship  Miizapinr,  with  its 
noble  captain,  i)leasant  jiassengers,  refreshing  punkas,  spacious  saloons,  airy  and  pleasant  cab- 
ins, and  inviting  tables.  (Ireatly  adding  to  the  pleasures  of  the  voyage  was  our  meeting  with 
Hon.  I.  M.  Francis,  United  States  Minister  to  CIreece,  as  well  as  the  veteran  editor  of  the 
Troy  Daily  Times,  and  his  wife,  of  my  own  native  State  (New  York),  together  with  two 
other  American  ladies,  who  were  traveling  witli  them  en  route  from  China. 


Chattfr  XTTI.      Imua — Cai.ci'tta. 

HREE  days'  sail  after  leaving  Ceylon  brought  us  alongside  Madras,  where  our  ship 
dropped    anchor,    and    remained   eight    hours.     On   ajjproaching   the  city   we  were 
alarmed  at  seeing  our  dear  country's  flag  at  half  mast  over  the  office  of  the  resident 
consul  there,  and  soon  learned  from  the  pajiers  brought  on  board  of  the  death  \'ice- 
President  Henry  Wilson.      Hardly  had  our  steamer's  engines  ceased  when  swarms  of 
the  Tamil  men  came  shouting  over  the  high  surfs,  in  their  frail  bark  canoes,  and  clam- 
bered on  board  our  vessel,  eager  and  anxious  to  dispose  of  their  wares,  consisting  of 


■  ALHinsit    S-.IAR 


C.\LCUTTA. 


embroideries,  sandal-wood  fans,  carved  images  of  animals,  and  various  articles,  for  all  of  which 
\vc  soon  learned  that  the  purchaser  sets  the  correct  price  upon  them,  and  not  the  vender. 
A  number  of  native  jugglers  came  on  board,  and  |)erformed  wonderful  feats  of  jugglery,  which 
almost  led  us  to  repudiate  the  laws  of  nature  and  those  which  govern  the  human  body,  and 
which  would.  I  am  sure,  put  to  shame  all  the  feeble  attempts  at  the  su|)ernatural  practiced  by 
the  .so-called  spiritual  mediums  of  my  own  country.  Not  only  would  they  eat  knives,  take 
out  their  eyes,  grow  plants,  swallow  snakes,  but  they  would  drink  water  mingled  with  three 
different  colors  of  paint,  and  spit  the  decoction  from  their  mouths  into  three  separate  piles 
ol  colored  dry  sand. 

Madras  was  a  very  cheerless   looking  city  from  the   deck  ol   our  steamer,   and   it  seems 
strange  that  it  should  have  been  built  down  so  closely  to  the  shores  of  the  sea  without  a  harbor 


So 


I.XniA—CALtLTTA. 


of  any  kind.  Reserving  my  visit  to  Madras  until  a  later  period,  we  did  not  disembark  :  and 
the  good  ship  having  taken  on  board  a  supply  of  ice  and  fruits,  we  sailed  away  up  the  ]5ay 
of  Bengal,  with  slight  liead-winds,  at  the  rate  of  nine  knots  an  hour;  and  on  the  following 
day  we  find  recorded  in  our  journal  "the  most  pleasant  day  we  ever  spent  on  the  ocean 
wave."  Awnings  were  spread  over  the  entire  deck,  and,  hanging  half  way  down  the  shi]js 
sides,  protected  us  from  the  fearful  rays  and  glare  of  the  burning  sun;  and  the  cool,  grateful 
ripples  of  air,  produced  by  the  noiseless  waving  of  the  jnuikas,  with  an  atmosphere  of  velvet 
softness,  and  a  calm,  still  sea,  in  whose  waters  were  prismed  all  the  colors  of  light,  there  is 
no  adjective  in  our  store  of  language  to  adequately  describe  the  beauty,  comfort,  and  tran- 
quility of  these  hours. 

Another  lovely  day,  and  a  blessed  one,  followed,  for  it  was  the  holy  Sabbath.  In  the 
morning  the  entire  ship's  crew,  excejjt  those  required  on  duty  at  the  time,  came  on  deck  in 
full  nautical  dress,  and  stood  in  file  for  review,  each  one  raising  his  right  hand,  and  bowing 
to  the  captain  as  he  marched  down  in  front  of  them.  The  native  sailors  were  dressed  in 
loose  white  gowns,  each  carrying  a  bright  i)ocket-handkerchief  in  his  hand.  Divine  service 
was  held  both  morning  and  evening.  A\'e  found  it  a  real  pleasure  to  use  the  piano  on  board 
this  ship;  for,  unlike  most  instruments  at  sea,  it  was  a  good  one,  and  in  tune;  a  rare  circum- 
stance, as  any  one  can  testify  who  has  tried  one  of  them. 


DIAMOND    HARBOR,    OR    MOUTH    OF  THE    GANGES. 

Early  on  the  morning  of  November  29th  we  were  in  sight  of  the  light-houses  and  island 
at  the  .mouth  of  the  Hoogly,  or  Ganges,  of  which  so  much  has  been  written  by  missionaries 
and  tourists.  But  owing  to  the  absence  of  flood-tide  we  were  obliged  to  anchor  between  the 
capes  which  guard  the  river's  entrance  into  the  Bay  of  Bengal  until  eight  o'clock  the  ne.xt 
morning,  when  we  had  a  charming  sail  up  the  stream,  the  scenery  upon  the  banks,  though 
not  particularly  tropical,  being  very  pretty. 

As  we  neared  Calcutta,  the  city  of  palaces,  floating  thither  upon  the  Ganges,  held  in  such 
sacred  veneration  by  pagans  for  centuries,  and  in  whose  waters  so  many  lives  have  been 
sacrificed  to  superstition  in  idolatrous  worship,  we  found  the  river  to  resemble  in  depth  and 
width  our  Hudson  as  it -appears  above  West  Point.  Landing  in  boats  at  the  wharf  amid  a 
babel  of  chattering,  unknown  tongues,  and  a  din  of  noise  entirely  new  and  novel  to  our 
ears,  we  were  met  by  Rev.  J.  AI.  Thoburn,  D.  D.,  bearing  to  us  from  the  ladies  of  the 
"Union  Missionary  American  Home"  the  very  kind  invitation  to  make  their  home  ouis  while 
in  Calcutta. 

Dr.  Thoburn  kindly  escorted  us  thither,  where  the  first  to  greet  us  was  Miss  Josie  Kim- 
ball, whom  we  had  often  seen  at  home  in  New  York,  and  who  is  now  engaged  as  a  missionary 


i 


THE  SriRIT  Ol-   CASj  E. 


Si 


teacher,  doing  efficient  work  for  the  Master.  Here  we  were  soon  domiciled  in  spacious  and 
comfortable  apartments,  furnished  after  both  the  American  and  Oriental  style.  This  home, 
under  the  supervision  of  "The  Woman's  Union  Mission  Society  of  America  for  Heathen 
Lands,'  was  established  thirteen  years  |)revious  to  our  visit  by  Miss  Brittan,  its  ]>resent  pres- 
ident or  manager,  who  has  associated  with  her  twelve  American  ladies  as  teachers.  They 
have  already  instructed  seventy  native  women,  who  have  become  assistant  teachers,  thus 
bringing  into  operation  a  practical  i)lan  for  the  restoration  of  woman  here  in  India  to  her 
lawful  sjihere.  M\-  good  wife  was  often  invited  by  Miss  Brittan  and  her  associates  to  ac- 
compan)  them  to  the  ••zenanas"  or  homes  of  the  wealthy  Baboos,  as  well  as  the  dwellings 
of  those  of  inferior  caste,  and  had  thereby  a  rare  opportunity  of  gaining  some  knowledge  of 
the  details  of  this  zenana  mission  work. 

First,   these  teachers  gain  access  to  the  families  of  households   by  teaching  embroidery, 
fancy  needle-work,  and  elementary  lessons.     These  families  are  often  quite  large  from  the  fact 


GOVERSOR.GENERAI.'S    PALACK.    CALCUTTA. 


that  the  betrothed  of  the  sons  live  with  the  intended  step-mother  from  childhood  up  to  and 
after  marriage:  and  in  many  cases  fifty  persons,  consisting  of  the  Baboo  and  wife,  the  married 
sons  and  their  wives  and  children,  their  unmarried  sons  and  their  betrothed  wives,  the  widows 
and  children  of  deceased  sons  are  to  be  foimd  living  under  one  roof:  the  female  portion  of 
this  household  is  secluded  from  the  outside  world  by  bars  and  veils.  In  the  course  of  needle 
instruction,  the  teacher,  having  previously  mastered  the  language,  seeks  to  impress  upon  the 
women  that  industry  is  preferable  to  idleness,  that  knowledge  is  a  gift  as  necessary  to  them  as 
to  their  husbands,  sons,  and  brothers,  and  that  such  acquirements  will  make  them  happier  and 
better,  as  well  as  thoroughly  useful  in  whatever  sphere  of  life  they  may  be  placed.  Mrs.  Phil- 
lips was  kindly  received  in  these  homes  in  company  with  the  teachers,  and  freely  conversed 
with  the  occupants,  and  heard  their  simple  instruction  by  interpretation.  The  women  seemed 
pleased  to  show  her  their  toilets  and  jewels,  but  in  no  case  was  she  allowed  to  handle  them, 
6 


82  REVIVAL  SERVICES. 


as  the  touch  of  a  Christian  is  considered  to  so  pollute  tliese  articles  as  to  necessitate  a  thorough 
cleansing,  it"  not  their  destruction. 

The  sad  fate  of  the  widows  of  these  people  called  out  her  deep  sympathy.  They  are 
consigned  to  an  almost  solitary  life,  in  the  most  wretched  apartments  of  the  father-in-law's- 
home,  and  are  not  allowed  to  wear  jewels,  so  evidently  one  of  the  greatest  jirivileges  of  the 
women  of  Hindostan.  'J'he  mothers  consider  themselves  very  unfortunate  in  the  birth  of  a 
daughter,  who,  however  strong  their  affection,  is  taken  from  them  and  affianced  when  hut  a 
{ii\i  years  old;  and,  on  the  other  hand,  they  are  greatly  rejoiced  in  giving  birth  to  a  son,  for 
he  can  remain  with  them  during  life. 

While  the  missionaries  of  India  are  well  housed,  and  have  no  difficulty  in  obtaining  food, 
and  have  it  prepared  for  them  without  any  trouble  of  their  own,  their  efforts  to  overcome 
caste,  and  to  find  means  of  approach  to  the  hearts  of  the  people,  wherein  to  sow  the  precious 
seed  of  the  gospel,  are  full  of  anxious  care  and  great  trial  and  perplexity. 

At  an  early  hour  each  morning  we  were  awakened  by  our  soft-footed  waiter,  who  tapped 
gently  on  the  lattice-door  of  our  room,  bringing  to  us  our  "chotohazra,"  or  early  breakfast, 
consisting  of  tea,  toast,  oranges,  and  bananas,  which  we  were  supposed  to  eat  sitting  in  our 
beds,  after  which  we  arose  and  took  our  baths,  and  after  completing  our  toilets  were  ready  to 
receive  the  early  morning  call  w^hich  is  so  common  in  India.  \\'e  breakfasted  at  eleven  o'clock, 
dined  at  five,  and  had  tea  at  seven,  served  in  the  drawing-room  or  verandas,  and  supper 
at  ten. 

The  next  morning  .Mr.  William  Meyers  called  to  take  us  to  visit  the  market-house — a  long 
and  commodious  structure,  one-half  of  which  was  occupied  by  native  venders,  and  the  other 
half  by  European.  My  wife  and  little  son  rode  home  therefrom  in  a  palanquin,  carried  on  the 
shoulders  of  four  natives.  The  same  day  we  visited  some  English  stores  for  articles  which  we 
needed;  also,  purchasing  "sun  topeys,"  a  sort  of  cork  hat  for  protecting  the  head  from  the 
fierce  rays  of  the  sun,  to  which  it  is  never  safe  to  expose  that  portion  of  the  body. 

In  company  with  Dr.  Thoburn,  Miss  Brittan,  and  a  party  of  twelve,  we  sailed  down  the 
Hoogly  six  miles,  in  a  boat  chartered  for  the  purpose,  to  the  garden  which  is  called  Eden, 
named  after  an  accomplished  sister  of  a  former  governor-general,  and  not  after  paradise.  It  is 
a  great  resort  for  promenade  by  European  and  native  citizens  alike.  On  entering  the  garden 
we  saw  a  live  cobra  de  capello,  whose  bite  is  deadly  poison.  Dr.  Thoburn  pinned  it  to  the 
ground  with  the  point  of  his  umbrella  until  we  all  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  its  distended 
hood,  and  then  he  dispatched  it,  not  being  able  to  call  on  certain  Hindoo  servants  to  kill 
this  reptile,  as  they  think  the  spirits  of  their  deceased  relatives  dwell  in  animals,  reptiles,  and 
insects,  and  they  might  in  this  act  be  slaying  their  fathers  or  grandfathers.  The  five  servants 
who  accompanied  us  spread  our  luncheon  beneath  a  banyan-tree,  which  covered  over  an  acre 
of  ground,  presenting,  with  its  huge  parent  trunk  and  myriad  tree-column-supported  branches, 
one  of  the  most  curious  sights  we  ever  gazed  upon.  That  evening  in  company  with  Dr. 
Thoburn  I  took  dinner  with  Sir  Richard   Muir,  a  government  officer  in  British  India. 

Our  first  Sabbath  in  this  city  we  attended  morning  service  at  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  in  Dhuremtollah  Street,  and  listened  to  a  deeply  interesting  and  spiritual  sermon  by 
Rev.  Dr.  J.  M.  Thoburn,  who  is  the  superintendent  of  American  missions  in  Calcutta,  and 
who  is  eminentlv  successful  in  carrying  out  the  work  which  was  inaugurated  by  the  world's 
evangelist.  Rev.  William  Taylor,  now  bishop  of  Africa. 

In  the  evening  I  gave  my  first  song-sermon  in  this  church,  which  was  attended  by  an 
immense  audience,  and  at  which  four  persons  rose  for  prayers.  I  felt  quite  anxious  to  know 
how  many  of  my  hearers  were  professed  Christians,  and  having  requested  such  to  rise,  great 
was  my  astonishment  to  see  the  entire  assembly  stand  up.  Not  till  then  did  I  learn  that 
their  idea  of  a  Christian   was  any  one  who  w-ears  European  clothing  or  garments. 

My  friends  thinking  my  singing  the  songs  of  Jesus  in  this  old  city  of  heathen  temples 
and  idolatry  seemed  to  warrant  a  special  effort,  it  was  concluded  to  commence  holding  two 
meetings  a  day,  one  in  the  morning  at  seven  o'clock,  and  the  other  in  the  evening.  These 
were  all  held  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Chapel,  which  seats  six  hundred  people.  It  has  no 
ceilings,  but  an  overhanging  roof,  beneath  the  eaves  of  which  ventilation  is  given  the  structure 
on  all  sides,  and  being  without  glass  windows,  but  with  latticed  blinds,  it  is  as  free  to  the 
birds  of  the  air  as  to  the  people.  For  awhile  but  few  of  the  natives  attended  these  services, 
at  which  Dr.  Thoburn  preached  and  I  sang,  while  the  English  people  seemed  to  manifest  that 
indifference  peculiar  to  large  centers,  in  which  it  is  so  difficult  to  reach  the  masses  with  the 
preached  word.  Yet  greatly  aided  by  Christian  workers,  w-e  persevered  until  the  interest  began 
to  increase,  and  many  expressed  a  desire  for  the  prayers  of  God's  peo|:)le.  These  meetings 
in  Calcutta  did  not  compare  with  those  held  in  the  cities  of  our  own  land,  but  taking  the  sur- 


KEVIVAL  SERVICES. 


83 


>AT1VE    LIKE    IN    INDIA. 


roundings  and  influences  into  consideration,  they  seemed  to  result  e\  en  more  successfully  than 
many  held  in  our  more  civilized  and  highly  favored  land. 

After  one  of  the  morning  services  a  native  came  to  me  and  asked  for  a  ]?ihle,  which  I 
gave  him,  with  an  earnest  prayer  that  it  might  open  u[)  to  him  the  way  of  salvation.  On 
taking  it  into  his  hands  he  manifested  the  greatest  delight,  and  moved  off  looking  at  it  as 
gratified  as  a  lad  with  his  first  top. 

One  morning  after 
service,  with  a  party 
of  "workers"  from 
the  "  home,"  we  vis- 
ited the  Kali  (Ihaut, 
where  poor  deluded 
souls  were  bowing 
down  to  inanimate 
images  of  wood  and 
stone.  We  were  un- 
der the  guidance  of 
Rev.  Mr.  Muckagee, 
a  converted  Brahmin. 
Once  this  excellent 
preacher  of  the  gos- 
pel, a  man  of  great 
faith  and  i)iety,  mut- 
tered the  same  pray- 
ers and  bowed  down 
at  the  same  shrines  to 
which  we  now  saw  his 
countrymen  so  de- 
voted ;  and  it  was 
most  pitiful  to  witness 

his  sadness  as  we  together  looked  upon  them  in  these  acts  of  idolatrous  worship,  for  the 
abandonment  of  which  and  acceptance  of  the  Saviour  he  had  been  forsaken  by  his  parents 
and  kindred.  Here  we  saw  the  natives  bathing  in  the  waters  of  the  .supposed  sacred  (ianges, 
and  dip]3ing  in  or  sprinkling  with  its  waters  the  young  kids  and  other  offerings  they  were 
about  to  lay  at  the  feet  of  their  different  idols.  Here  animals  were  being  slain,  flowers  borne, 
beads  counted,  and  self-infliction  made  upon  the  body.  Here,  too,  we  came  uijon  a  wretched 
fakir,  sitting  motionless  over  a  slow  fire,  all  covered  with  ashes  from  the  burning  embers  be- 
neath him,  receiving 
their  smoke  in  his' 
eyes  until  the  tears 
had  worn  channels 
down  his  wan  and 
sunken  cheeks.  We 
talked  with  the  poor 
misguided  creature, 
and  learned  that  for 
some  sixteen  years  he 
had  repaired  to  this 
])lace  for  his  daily  tor- 
ture. In  this  misera- 
ble locality,  where 
crowds  were  kneeling 
before  their  shrines, 
and  offering  up  sacri- 
fices and  gifts  to  their 
idols,  w'e  were  impor- 
tuned by  wretched 
beggars,  many  of 
them  fearfully  de- 
formed, and  uttering 
the  most  pitiful    cries 


NATIVES    BATHING   IN    THE  GANGES. 


84  THE  HE  AT  HEX  GODS. 


for  hel|).  'I'hc  Ibllowing  descrijitinn  uf  soiiif  of  the  priiK  i|ial  idols  worshiped  in  India  was 
given  nie  by   Brother   Miickagee: 

"  I'he  idol  Jiii^v^irihiulh,  by  whose  huge  car  worshipers  consider  it  a  great  merit  to  l)e 
run  over  and  crushed  to  death,  and  which  has  been  suppressed  by  British  laws,  is  represented 
by  the  dark-faced  figure  of  Juggernauth  on  the  right,  with  his  green-faced  brother  on  the  left, 
and  yellow-faced  sister  between  thcni,  with  ornamental  bands  or  collars  of  crimson,  yellow, 
and  green  hanging  from  their  necks.  The  heathen  god  Kislnia  is  rejiresented  standing  ujjon 
the  red-hooded  head  of  tlie  blue  serjjent  Kaligua  in  upright  coil.  Two  forms  on  either  side 
of  this  god,  with  female  heads,  breasts,  and  arms  attached  to  serpent  tails,  are  the  wives  of 
Kaligua,  whom  Kishna  is  said  to  have  destroyed.  'I'here  is  much  that  is  mysterious  con- 
nected with  Hindoo  mythology,  and  the  rejiresentation  of  the  incarnate  Kishna  standing  ujjon 
the  head  of  a  huge  serpent,  and  totally  destroying  it,  reminds  one  of  the  'old  serpent'  having 
his  head  bruised  by  the  seed  of  the  woman.  Yet  the  Hindoos  themselves  know  nothing  of 
the  typical  meaning  which  seems  to  be  attached  to  some  of  their  idols,  but  worship  them 
blindly  without  being  able  to  give  any  explanation  or  reason  therefor. 

••Doo/va,  the  ten-handed  goddess,  much  worshiped  in  Bengal  in  September  and  October, 
is  rejiresented  with  her  hands  full  of  warlike  weajions,  among  which  the  bow  and  sjtear  are 
prominent,  and  as  standing  with  one  foot  upon  the  back  of  a  lion,  with  the  other  resting  upon 
the  shoulder  of  the  giant  .\zoor,  whose  breast  the  raging  lion  is  rending  with  his  teeth  and 
claws.  Doorga  is  also  worshiped  with  her  elephant-headed  son,  Clanesh,  seated  in  her  lap, 
with  his  arms  clasjied  about  her  body,  which  son  the  devotee  is  commanded  to  invoke  be- 
fore the  mother,  lest  he  be  despised  on  account  of  his  deformity  and  uncouth  appearance. 

'■The  goddess  Kali  is  the  wife  of  Mohedena,  the  third  jierson  in  the  Hindoo  idol  triad, 
and  is  so  generally  worshiped  throughout  India  that  her  image  is  to  be  seen  in  almost  every 
Hindoo  home,  except  among  the  devotees  of  Kishna.  '  She  assumes  different  forms  on  dif- 
ferent occasions,  is  exceedingly  bloodthirsty,  and  is  represented  in  one  form  with  a  great  knife 
in  the- left  hand,  with  a  crimson  clot  of  blood  upon  her  right  hand  and  foot,  while  with  the 
toes  of  the  left  foot  she  holds  a  severed  human  head  suspended  by  the  hair.  The  most  re- 
volting human  sacrifices  were  formerly  offered  to  her,  but  the  cruel  practice  has  been  discon- 
tinued by  an  edict  of  the  British  government.  Thieves  and  robbers  always  invoke  this 
goddess  before  going  out  on  their  predatory  excursions. 

"  S/iarasnati,  the  goddess  of  learning,  is  represented  as  sitting  among  the  leaves  of  a  lotus- 
tree  and  jilaying  upon  a  guitar,  while  one  of  her  feet  rests  upon  an  expanded  flower.  Young 
Hindoo  students  worship  her  at  certain  seasons  of  the  year,  she  being  pictured  out  on  their 
desks,  ink-stands,  and  pens.  But  those  who  commence  the  study  of  the  English  language 
soon  discontinue  doing  her  reverence,  finding  in  industry  and  perseverance  a  surer  and  a 
better  way  of  acquiring  knowledge. 

^^ Mohedena,  or  the  great  god,  is  represented  in  a  sitting  posture,  clothed  in  tiger  skins, 
and  intoxicated  with  the  fumes  of  burning  hemp,  the  smoke  of  which  is  curling  about  his 
head.  He  is  worshiped  in  several  other  forms,  however,  and  much  that  is  revolting  and  in- 
decent is  connected  with  these  rites. 

"The  monkey  god  is  worshiped  because  when  his  devotion  and  loyalty  to  his  master 
was  questioned  he  tore  open  his  breast  and  showed  his  heart,  in  which  the  idols  Rama  and 
his  wife  were  to  be  seen  enthroned.  In  honor  of  this  proof  of  devoted  service  to  Rama,  all 
monkeys  are  held  sacred  by  the  Hindoos,  who  suffer  them  to  commit  all  kinds  of  depreda- 
tions upon  their  ]iroperty  without  molestation  or  retaliation. 

'■'Garoier,  a  horrid-looking,  yellow-bodied,  green-w-inged  old  bird  w-ith  web  feet,  an  old 
friend  of  Rama  and  his  fiither,  who  imprisoned  Laban  the  king  of  Lanka,  or  Ceylon,  together 
with  his  chariot  and  horses,  in  his  monstrous  beak  as  he  was  kidnaping  Sista,  the  wife  of 
Rama,  and  who  had  to  be  slain  before  that  king  was  rescued,  is  also  an  object  of  devout 
worship. 

"/agafd/tata,  who  is  believed  to  support  or  hold  up  the  earth,  is  a  four-armed  goddess, 
and  is  represented  as  seated  upon  the  back  of  a  human-faced  tiger,  w^ho  in  turn  is  standing 
ui)on  the  head  of  an  elephant.  She  is  another  form  of  Shera's  wife,  and  is  accredited  as 
having  slain  a  giant  who  was  a  terror  to  men  and  gods  alike. 

"Other  Hindoo  idols  are  a  representation  of  Mohedena  begging  rice  from  his  wife,  who 
had  assumed  a  form  known  and  worshiped  as  Annapurna,  signifying  full  of  rice  and  alms. 
Lakshmi,  the  goddess  of  wealth,  and  Sarasw^ati,  the  goddess  of  learning,  both  the  reputed 
daughters  of  Mohedena  and  Doorga,  standing  together  on  blossoms  of  the  lotus-tree,  as  also 
Krishna  and  his  wife,  Radhika,  who  are  ])ictured  out  in  the  act  of  dancing  beneath  the 
branches  of  a  palm." 


\ISIT  BY  THE  PRINCE  OF  WALKS. 


S=i 


After  leaving  these  pagan  sights  behind  we  visited  the  ("hina  and  Borroiigh  bazars,  where 
in  little,  narrow  streets  the  natives  display  their  merchandise,  sitting  about  like  so  many  tailors 
on  their  benches,  and  where,  among  other  trifles,  we  purchased  several  pictures  representing 
their  heathen  deities. 

The  next  afternoon  we  went  to  the  inclosure  where  the  natives  burn  their  dead  on  the 
funeral  jjyre,  and  saw  several  bodies  thus  publicly  cremated.  One  husband  was  in  the  act  of 
burning  the  body  of  his  w-ife,  which  had  been  laid  upon  the  pyre,  and  covered  with  sandal- 
wood, her  beautiful  long  hair  depending  from  the  ghastly  pile.  He  muttered  over  some  rite, 
and,  placing  ri(  e  upon  her  mouth,  ignited  a  sort  of  bamboo  broom,  touched  the  flaming  torch 
to  her  hair,  and  ran  swiftly  around  the  fiercely  burning  mound  three  times.  He  then  turned 
to  me  and  said:  "My  duty  is  done.  Can  you  tell  me  any  better  way?  She  was  a  good 
woman,''  etc.  I  was  so  filled  with  horror  that  I  could  make  no  reply,  and  stood  there  in 
silence.     My  wife  not  desiring  to  look  any  longer  upon  the  scene,  we  turned  away. 


But  India  is  the  land  of  superstition  and  fanatical  enthusiasm,  .\mong  the  curious  and 
remarkable  religious  devotees  of  this  land  may  be  mentioned  the  Fakirs.  In  the  illustration  on 
next  page  one  of  them  is  represented  as  standing  upon  one  foot.  In  this  position  they  stand 
for  hours  or  days  and  even  for  weeks.  Others  swing  their  bodies  in  the  air  by  being  sus- 
pended from  hooks  fastened  in  their  flesh.  But  the  facts  are  horrible  to  contemplate,  and  we 
lea\e  them  to  the  imagination  of  the  reader,  thankful  that  in  our  own  beloved  land  religious 
enthusiasm  and  devotional  zeal  takes  more  agreeable  and  less  harmful  forms. 

During  our  stay  in  Calcutta  the  Prince  of  Wtiles  made  his  famous  visit  to  India,  and  as 
the  time  for  the  arrival  of  the  Prince,  the  future  Emperor  of  India,  was  at  hand,  the  city  was 
thoroughly  aglow  with  expectancy,  and  all  other  matters  were  set  aside  in  order  to  do  be- 
coming "honor  to  the  king."  The  i)reparations  which  had  been  and  were  being  made  were 
on  the  most  gigantic  scale.  Triumjjhal  arches  of  great  width  and  many  feet  in  height  had 
been  reared  at  the  entrances  of  the  most  prominent  streets,  grand  displays  were  upon  every 
street  corner,  while  miles  on  miles  of  public  and  private  buildings  were  festooned,  garlanded, 
and  decorated  with   the  richest  magnificence.     The   Hoogly  River  was  crowded   for  a   long 


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R/X-F.Pr/OX  OF  THE  I'KISCE  OJ-    WALES. 


(iistame  ahovc  and  IjcIow  ilie  city  witli  greater  and  lesser  ships,  whose  sides  and  rigging  were 
literall)-  clothed  with  bunting,  and  the  Hags  of  all  nations  flying  from  their  masts. 

In  due  time  the  great  British  man-of-war  Scnipis  came  to  anchor  with  the  Prince  on  board, 
and  pre])arations  for  his  landing  commenced.  'I'he  wharves  and  streets  were  closely  packed 
with  at  least  one  hundred  thousand  people  of  all  nations,  lands,  and  climes,  and,  mingled 
with  the  gayly  dressed  natives  from  every  part  of  India,  turband  with  the  brightest  colors, 
])resented  a  strange  and  novel  spectacle.  'J"he  maharajahs  and  rajahs,  native  kings  and  princes, 
clad  in  rich  velvet  and  satin  vestments,  broidered  with  silver  and  gold,  and  sparkling  from 
head  to  foot  with  glittering  gems,   sat  ]iroiidly  upon   their  finely-caparisoned  steeds  in  front 


r^r^-i-- 


-V-': 


A%- 


?^% 


FAKIR,    INDIA. 


of  their  bronze-faced  retinues.  These  were  also  richly  dressed;  the  finest  feathers  were  pinned 
to  their  turbans  with  diamonds,  which  gleamed  in  the  throng  like  so  many  resplendent  stars. 
The  reception  committee  had  strewn  with  the  rarest  tropical  flowers  the  walk  on  which 
the  Prince  was  to  pass  from  the  landing  to  his  carriage ;  while  a  bower  of  evergreen,  gar- 
landed with  beautiful  scarlet  blossoms,  was  to  shield  his  royal  person  from  the  rays  of  the 
sun.  The  moment  had  come  when  his  feet  first  pressed  the  soil  of  India,  and  the  cannon 
from  a  hundred  ships  and  the  naval  fortifications  welcomed  him  with  hoarse-throated  thun- 
ders, which  caused  the  earth  to  quake,  and  filled  the  air  with  trembling,  while  great,  hot  col- 
umns of  smoke  rolled  into  the  sky  from  land  and  sea.     The  occasion  and  its  attendant  pomp 


KECErriON  OF  THE  I'KIXCE  OF  WALES. 


87 


and  circumstance  were  replete  with  exhibitions  of  human  power  and  grandeur,  and  were 
greatly  enhanced  by  the  presence  of  the  nati\e  royalty  in  force,  with  their  numerous  bands 
of  bronze-faced  soUliery,  clad  in  gorgeous  robes  and  uniforms  of  every  color  of  the  j^rism, 
while  their  jiiercing  black  eyes  gleamed  witii  brilliant  intensity  as  they  stood  in  serried  ranks, 
headed  by  the  tawny-eyed  prince  and  potentate  of  this  famed  Eastern  Empire. 

The  Bishop  of  Calciu- 
ta,  accompanied  by  Lord 
Northcote,    the    \'iceroy 
of  India,  and  a  large  ret- 
inue   of    prominent    offi- 
cials   and    native    kings 
and  jirinces,  was  the  first 
to  greet  the  Prince.     The 
bishop   read    to   him    the 
address       of       welcome, 
which      precious      docu- 
ment,  inclosed    in  a  box 
of    gold,     and     re|)osiiig 
\ipon   a   velvet    cushion, 
was  borne  in  the  proces- 
sion by  a  sentinel.     After 
the  address  came  the  in- 
troductions    and     hand- 
shaking, while  the  bands 
made    the    air    resonant 
•with  the  national  anthem, 
"God  save  the  Queen." 
The     great      assemblage 
then    formed    in    proces- 
sion, and  moved  through 
the  principal  streets,  ])ass- 
ing   imder  the  trium|)hal 
arches  and  their  loyal  in- 
scriptions, with  the  Prince 
at  the  front,  who  was  re- 
ceived  with    the    waving 
of    flags,     banners,     and 
handkerchiefs,   while  the 
air   was    filled    with    the 
music  and  cheers.     The 
Prince    appeared    in    the 
uniform    of    an    English 
soldier,     having    on     his 
head  a  helmet  surmount- 
ed with  his  three-featlier- 
€d  plume.     His  carriage 
was  immediately  followed 
liy  the  English  and  nati\  e 
regiments  of  the  line,  and 
by    the    respective    com- 
mands of  the  maharajahs 
and  rajahs,  it  being  drawn 
by    four    beautiful    white 
horses. 

The  exercises  and  fes- 
tivities   of    the    evening  ' 

were  even  more  grand  and  imposing  ihan  those  of  the  day,  the  whole  city  being  illuminated 
with  a  blaze  of  splendor,  to  accomplish  which  every  device  for  turning  'darkness  into  light 
was  brought  into  use.  .Mile  after  mile  of  streets  glowed  with  streams  of  fire.  The  buildings 
were  fairly  wreathed  with  millions  of  Chinese  lanterns  of  variegated  colors,  while  great  ban- 
ners lettered  in  flame  bore  the  inscriptions  "God   bless  the  noble   Prince,''   "  God"  keep  the 


ss 


Mulir   I I<A\ELI.\a  l.\  IXDIA. 


al)scnt  Princess/'  "(Jod  bless  our  future  King."  It  was  altogether  a  day  and  a  night  never 
to  be  forgotten  l)y  the  jjeople  of  the  Indian  Empire;  and  as  1  looked  ujjon  its  pageantry,  and 
heard  the  multitude  hail  their  future  monarch,  '  could  not  help  thinking  what  a  day  that  will 
be,  when  the  great  Ruler  of  the  universe,  the  Prince  of  Peace,  shall  come  to  claim  His  own. 
Finally,  tired  in  limb  and  weary  in  brain,  we  repaired  to  our  beds,  but  far  too  much  excited 
by  the  day's  ])roceedings  to  enjoy  quiet  sleep,  ahhough  the  next  day  was  to  witness  our  de- 
parture for  the  up-country. 

At  II  o'clock  on  the  evening  of  December  29th,  after  liidding  the  ladies  at  the  '•Home' 
good-bye,  and  taking  leave  of  a  number  of  friends  who  had  assembled  at  the  depot,  we  took 
the  train  for  Benares,  seven  hundred  and  sixty  miles  distant,  this  being  our  first  railroad  ride 
in  India.      1  give  here  an  illustration  of  Indian  traveling  as  it  70a s  :  and   1  must  <(infess  that. 


TRAVELING    IN    INDIA    AS    IT    WAS. 


although  Indian  traveling  as  it  is.  is  not  the  most  enjoyable,  it  is  at  least  not  subject  to  incon- 
veniences such  as  those  portrayed  in  our  sketch,  and  is,  therefore,  much  to  be  preferred  to 
the  older  mode.  Most  of  the  people  avail  themselves  of  night  travel  in  this  country,  it  being 
hot  and  dusty  in  the  day;  so  with  pillows,  blankets,  lunch-baskets,  and  my  dear  ones  at  my 
side,  we  took  our  compartments  in  the  English-built,  first-class  car.  and  soon  were  speeding 
on  our  way,  tired  enough  to  go  to  sleep  without  being  rocked  or  lullabied.  The  scenery  along 
the  route  was,  for  the  most  part,  quite  monotonous.  Indeed,  had  it  not  been  for  the  mud- 
houses  and  the  ox-carts  with  their  many  yokes  of  toiling  cattle,  their  bronze-faced  drivers,  and 
the  immense  fields  of  the  castor-bean,  we  could  have  imagined  ourselves  in  some  portions  of 
Illinois. 

From  our  compartments  we  also  had  a  view  of  the  awkward  implements  still  used  by  the 
Hindoos  for  cultivating  and  irrigating  the  soil,  for  gathering  and  grinding  grain,  for  cutting 
and  sawing  timber,  for  spinning  and  weaving  cotton,  silk,  and  wool,  so  thoroughly  simple  as 
never  to  have  taxed  inventive  genius,  and  never  improved  since  first  brought  into  use  a  thou- 
sand years  ago.  These  additional  evidences  of  a  half  civilized  country  completely  scattered 
our  morning  fancies  of  being  in  the  great  railway  arteries  of  industry  in  our  own  great  \\est. 

At  eight  o'clock  the  evening  following  our  departure  from  Calcutta,  we  came  in  sight  of 
the  tall  spires,  stately  domes,  and  myriad  pagodas  and  minarets  of  the  famed  city  of  pagan 
temples. 

Benares  is  considered  the  most  holy  city  by  the  Hindoos,  who  call  it  the  Lotus  of  the 
world,  and  insist  that  it  is  perched  upon  one  of  the  prongs  of  the  idol  Shiva's  trident.  To 
bathe  here  in  the  sacred  Ganges  will,  they  believe,  bring  blessing  and  purification  .-ilmost  in- 
conceivable; and  the  town  teems  with  Brahmin  priests  and  mendicant  fakirs,  who  subsist  u]ion 


MOHUKJi CM  IliASI . 


-9 


the  gifts  of  the  faithful.  This  idolatrous  stream,  which  is  sixteen  hundred  miles  from  its 
source  to  its  mouth  at  the  bay  of  IJengal,  is  worshiped  by  millions  of  Hindoos,  and  thou- 
sands die  in  or  have  their  ashes  strewn  upon  its  waters  annually,  exjjecting  to  obtain  eternal 
life  through  their  efficacy.  A  bath  or  di|)  in  the  stream  is  sujjpo.sed  to  heal  the  sick,  com- 
fort the  dying,  and  cleanse  from  sin  however  black  and  heinous,  while  thoughts  of  it  from 
afar  will  remove  the  foul  effects  of  sin. 

In  company  with  our  good  missionary  friend,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Richardson,  we  visited  sev- 
eral of  the  Hindoo  temples,  and  saw  the  sacred  oxen  and  peafowls,  and  the  natives  bowing 
to  them. 

Now  that  the  English  control  the  government,  no  money  can  be  had  to  build  new  heathen 
temples,  or  even  to  repair  the  old  ones,  the  consecpience  of  which  is  that  many  of  these  struct- 
ures are  ra])idly  going  to  decay.  The  ground  floors  of  some  of  them  are  sunken  several  feet 
under  water.  The  (Janges  is  the  river  of  the  Almighty  (lod,  and  its  ebb  and  flow  and  flood, 
so  silentl)'  and  rapidly  undermining  and  causing  the  destruction  of  those  ancient  monuments 
a  id  shrines  of  heathenism,  brings  forcibly  to  mind  the  Scriptural  ]jassage,  "And  the  idols 
He   shall    utlerly   aliolish." 


FEA-iT    OF    THE    MOMt  RRLM. 


Close  by  these  teni]jle.-;  to  false  gods,'  but  further  removed  from  old  Canges'  waves,  stands 
a  Christian  church,  where  the.  gospel  is  preached  every  Sabbath,  and  where  the  white  and 
black  alike,  whose  faith  is  founded  on  the  rock  of  Christ  Jesus  instead  of  upon  imaginary 
spirits  dwelling  in  idols  and  temples  builded  on  the  sand,  meet  to  praise  and  glorify  His  name. 
To  my  service  of  song  that  evening  there  was  a  goodly  gathering,  and  the  two  hours  seemed 
to  give  those  attending  thorough  pleasure. 

The  next  day  we  walked  through  .several  of  the  narrow  streets,  darkened  by  the  tall  build- 
ings, and  witnessed  many  curious  sights,  among  whicli  was  a  native  funeral  procession,  the 
wails  of  the  women  falling  sadly  upon  our  ears. 

While  here  the  Mohammedan  festival,  called  the  Mohurrum,  took  ]jlace.  This  is  an  an- 
nual feast  and  lasts  three  days.  In  the  gorgeous  pageant  men  may  be  seen  bearing  upon  their 
shoulders  jiagoda-like  structures  su])])osed  to  represent  the  tombs  of  the  martyrs.  'I'hey  are 
covered  with  gilt  and  tinsel,  some  of  them  being  thirty  feet  in   height.      While  the  soft  strains 


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s/a//y-sE/-:/X(;  /x  ixpia. 


of  mujic  were  wafted  in  the  air,  indeed  the  surging  mass,  with  the  many-colored  robes  and 
great  turbans,  seemed  like  fairy  creations.  .Antl  the  ilesire  to  behold  an  oriental  scene  was 
fully  satisfied. 

Our  next  journey  was  to  .Mlahabad.  On  our  arrival  we  were  met  bv  the  Re\.  J.  II. 
.\nderson,  a  Hapiist  missionary,  and  escorted  to  the  .Xnierican  Zenana  home,  to  which  place 
we  had  been  previously  invited.  We  were  kindly  received,  and  foimd  delightful  c[uiet.  The 
house  was  large  and  the  compound  spacious,  the  latter  being  irrigated  with  water  drawn  by 


*>.":-- 


H,HT-^EEl^■G    IN    INDIA. 


oxen  from  wells.  Natives  with  the  skins  of  goats  filled  with  water,  and  carried  under  their 
left  arms,  sprinkled  the  flowers  and  gardens,  which  are  ten  inches  below  the  raised  avenues 
or  paths  leading  through  the  grounds. 

.\t  the  close  of  my  evening  service  in  this  city  an  English  officer  invited  myself  and  family 
to  ride  about  the  city  next  day.  Judge  of  our  surprise  on  being  called  out  at  an  early  hour 
next  morning  to  take  a  seat  upon  a  large  and  gorgeously  caparisoned  elephant,  from  which 
elevation  we  took  in  the  sights  of  Allahabad. 

This  was  formerly  a  Klohammedan  town,  and  called  by  them  the  city  of  God;  but  it 
has  relapsed  from  the  old  faith  into  that  of  Brahma.  It  is  located  on  the  banks  of  the  River 
Jumma,  just  before  its  entrance  into  the  Ganges, — is  the  junction  of  the  Bombay  and  Calcutta 
lines  of  railway  with  those  of  Northern   India,  and  the  capital  of  the   north-western   provinces. 


TAJ  .\JAIIAL. 


9« 


Tliroiigh  its  streets  we  passed  on  a  level  with  its  second-story  windows,  our  native  driver  guid- 
ing the  inanimoth  and  intelligent  king  of  the  larger  beasts' by  touching  his  ears  with  an  iron 
hook.  We  rode  through  the  native  portion  of  the  city,  with  its  clay  walls — which  seemed 
strong  enough  in  dry  weather,  but  which  crumble  and  fall  in  wet  seasons — and  i)assed  the  old 
fort,  and  the  blood-tree,  which  many  of  the  Hindoos  worshi]).  Then  we  were  jostled  on  the 
ba(  k  of  this  great  servant  of  mankind  through  the  English  portion  of  the  place,  which  ajijjeared 
to  much  advantage,  and  in  which  the  trees  gave  refreshing  shade.  ' 

After  giving  an  evening  of  song  here,  we  took  train  for  Agra  at  midnight,  the  richness 
and  architecture  of  whose  tombs  e.xcel  those  of  any  other  land  or  clime.  On  the  wide  seats 
of  the  cars  we  spread  our  comforts  and  pillows,  awakening  in  the  early  morning  to  enjoy  a 
view  of  an  interesting  country  as  far  as  natural  beaut\-  is  concerned,  but  more  intensely  inter- 
esting on  account  of  the  ajipearance  of  the  people,  and  the  agricultural  employments  in  which 
they  were  indolently  engaged,  aided  by  the  use  of  the  rudest  implements  for  tillmg  and  irriga- 


E.NYKANCE    TO   TAJ    MAHAL. 

ting  the  .soil.  Here  we  saw  vast  wheat-fields  watered  from  hundreds  of  wells,  from  which  the 
water  was  drawn  by  ox-power  and  caught  in  leather  bags  or  buckets,  and  thus  conducted 
over  the  grounds;  here  were  large,  purplehued  ]jlantations  of  the  castor-bean,  from  which 
the  oil  is  expressed,  and  which  is  also  planted  and  harvested  with  the  most  ancient  of  tools 
and  appliances.  We  were  much  amused  at  the  methods  used  by  the  natives  in  making  ex- 
cavations in  the  soil  or  clay,  carrying  away  all  debris  in  baskets  on  their  heads,  while  small 
columns  of  earth  were  left  standing  beside  the  wells  or  holes  to  indicate  their  depth,  the 
excavators  being  so  dishonest  that  their  employers  comj)el  them  to  keep  this  kind  of  "double 
entry "  of  dejjth  in  order  to  ascertain  the  exact  amount  due  for  their  labor,  and  to  prevent 
cheating  in  their  work. 

Arriving  at  the  city  about  noon  we  were  met  at  the  station  by  Mr.  T.  Bailey,  and  con- 
veyed to  his  i)leasant  home,  where  we  found  every  thing  most  charmingly  arranged  for  health 
and  CDiifort  in  this  tropical  climate,  and  where  we  were  most  hosijitably  entertained  by  this 
Christian  banker  and  his  wife  and  daughters,      .\fter  a  refreshing  night's  rest,  our  host  gave 


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US  a  splendid  morning  drive  about  the  city.  We  visited  the  fort,  a  circular  wall  of  massive 
red  sandstone,  one  mile  and  a  half  in  circumference,  seventy  feet  in  height,  and  once  the 
residence  of  an  ancient  Indian  kinj;.  Within  the  fort  we  came  upon  the  crumbling  ruins  of 
some  of  the  finest  architecture  extant:  but  only  the  imperial  palace  and  Pearl  Mosque  remain 
in  a  sufficient  state  of  preservation  to  give  one  an  idea  of  the  past  regal  grandeur  and  mag- 
nificence of  the  buildings. 

The  following  morning  we  made  our  visit  to  the  Taj  Mahal,  the  grandest  monument  of 
the  spiritual  love  "of  man  for  woman,  built  from  the  materials  of  earth,  anil  adorned  with  the 
highest  intelligence  of  human  skill  and  craft.  It  was  Shah  Jehan.  a  grandson  of  the  mighty 
king  Akbar,  the  Cxsar  of  India,  who  extended  the  Mogul  Rminre  from  Indus  to  the  Bay  of 
Bengal,  and  who  not  only  built  the  fort  of  Agra,  the  great  and  massive  tomb  Fultehpore 
Sikra,  to  Sheik  Selim  Christi,  his  religious  monitor,  but  also  his  own  imposing  and  wonderful 
tomb  at  Secundra.  He  outrivaled  his  great  ancestor,  and  both  the  ancient  and  the  modern 
world,  in  the  erection  of  this  beautiful  tomb-palace  over  the  ashes  of  his  sultana,  Bunoo  Begum, 
whom  in  life  and  death  he  loved  with  a  surpassing  love. 


fM-^TTT^r'  Y"  r  v  f '  v-  r-xLi:  -t2X 


TAJ     M\HAL. 

Tradition  has  it  that  this  beloved  and  loving  woman  exacted  a  promise  from  Shah  Jehan 
at  her  death  that  he  would  build  her  the  most  beautiful  tomb  on  earth,  and  also  that  he  would 
not  marry  again.  But  those  most  familiar  with  the  emotions  of  the  human  heart  reject  this 
latter  request  as  improbable  from  a  woman  who  could  inspire  in  her  lifetime  the  lasting  affec- 
tion and  fidelity  exhibited  by  her  bereaved  lord  after  she  had  passed  away  in  her  loveliness 
and  devotedness  from  the  earth  and  his  sight. 

Taj  Mahal  rises  in  solemn  grandeur  and  beauty  m  the  center  of  finely  terraced  grounds, 
on  a  slight  eminence  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Jumma,  about  three  miles  from  the  city,  and 
is  surrounded  with  twenty-five  acres  of  land,  laid  out  in  immense  gardens  of  indescribable 
richness  and  magnificence.  Within  its  groves  carol  all  the  sweetest  songsters  of  the  air, 
springing  fountains  and  silver  streams  leap  up  murmuringly  on  every  hand,  and  the  choicest 


lAJ  MAHAL.  9j 


and  most  beautiful  flowers  fill  the  atmospheri.-  with  the  rare  fragrance  of  perfume  which  only 
Oriental  climes  can  boast.  The  grounds  are  sinrounded  by  high,  massive  walls  of  brown 
stone,  not  unlike  those  used  in  the  fronts  of  many  of  our  Fifth  Avenue  residences,  the  en- 
trance being  through  a  grand  gateway  of  immense  [jroportions,  overhung  by  an  arch  eighty 
feet  in  height,  composed  of  the  same  stone,  and  adorned  with  jjanelings  of  while  marlile. 
These  panels  are  covered  with  texts  from  the  Koran:  the  letters  are  most  skillfully  inlaid  witii 
black  marble;  each  tablet  or  jjanel  is  surmounted  with  a  delicate  white  marble  minaret,  and 
the  massivcness  of  the  arcli  and  its  architectural  enil)ellisiiments  is  calculated  to  inijiress  the 
beholder  with  astonishment.  Such  exhibitions  of  man's  creative  faculty  in  the  rearing  of  ma- 
jestic buildings,  composed  of  giant  i)locks  of  stone,  arrangetl  in  the  most  beautiful  shajies, 
inspire  the  mind  with  awe. 

We  passed  beneath  this  might)-  arch  and  trod  the  paved  walks  of  variegated  marl)les, 
bordered  with  stone  water-trenches,  along  which  ran  curbing  of  ric'hly  carved  marble,  bor- 
dered with  the  rarest  and  loveliest  flowers.  Through  the  vista  of  waving  cypress-trees  inter- 
sected with  fountains,  we  beheld  the  Taj,  situated  on  an  elevated  stjuare  of  thirty  feet  in 
height,  which  is  paved  with  white  and  colored  marble  blocks,  with  a  beautifully  proi)ortioned 
but  slender  white  marble  minaret  rising  at  each  corner  of  the  platen  full  two  hundred  and 
seventy-five  feet  into  the  air.  In  the  center  of  this  square,  which  is  supported  on  its  four 
sides  by  foundation  walls  of  .solid  granite,  stands  the  Taj,  an  octagonal  structure  of  jiolished 
white  marble,  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  long  at  each  ])oint  of  the  compass,  and  surmounted 
by  a  huge  dome  seventy  feet  in  diameter,  which  glistens  in  the  sun  like  a  burnished  castle 
of  silver,  and  tapers  from  a  globular  into  a  spiral  shape,  terminating  with  a  golden  crescent. 
Four  smaller  domes  of  the  same  beautiful  form  crown  the  center  of  the  fa<;ades,  which  rise 
two-thirds  the  height  of  the  edifice  over  the  four  entrances  or  porches  entering  the  tomb,  a 
series  of  lesser  arches  being  built  in  below  them  and  extending  inwards,  upon  and  about  which 
the  entire  chapters  of  the  Koran  are  lettered  in  delicately  inlaid  black  marble.  The  Taj,  or 
tonib-|xilace,  is  two  hundred  and  forty-five  feet  in  height,  while  the  distance  from  the  tessel- 
ated  pavement  to  the  golden  crescent  is  two  hundred  and  seventy-five  feet. 

But  if  we  find  the  majesty  of  the  outward  view  of  this  wonderful  structure  to  bafile  de- 
scription, how  can  we  hope  to  depict  its  matchless  wealth  of  loveliness  within,  which  rests 
lather  than  wearies  our  sight  with  grand  visions,  filling  our  souls  with  longing  anticipations 
tor  the  "house  of  many  mansions,  whose  Maker  and  builder  is  God" — a  home  of  everlasting 
life  instead  of  a  mausoleum  of  the  dead  ?  Through  the  great  kindness  of  the  superintendent, 
Mr.  Smith,  we  were  permitted  to  see  the  e.xterior  of  the  tomb  by  moonlight  and  tho  interior 
by  lamp-light,  both  of  which  .sights  filled  us  with  wonder  and  admiration,  and  left  an  impres- 
sion upon  our  minds  never  to  be  effaced. 

Upon  entering  the  tomb,  beneath  you  in  the  very  center  of  the  structtire,  in  a  sunken 
circular  chamber  in  the  main  floor,  you  behold  the  sarcophagi  of  Bunoo  Begum  and  .Shah 
Jehan.  That  of  the  empress  is  in  the  center  of  the  chamber,  and  that  of  the  emperor  just 
by  its  side,  both  being  constructed  of  spotless  marble  as  white  as  the  falling  snow.  But  the 
glory  of  the  building  is  embodied  in  its  matchless  dome  of  i)urest  white  marble  glittering  with 
precious  stones,  through  which  a  single  delicate  stream  of  light  falls  with  mellowed  softness 
on  the  tombs  below.  "The  floor  of  this  dome-vaulted  chamber  is  of  polished  marble  and 
jasper,  ornamented  with  wainscoting  of  sculptured  marble  tablets,  inlaid  with  flowers  formed 
of  precious  stones.  Around  are  windows  of  screens  of  marble  filigree,  richly  wrought  in  va- 
rious patterns,  which  admit  a  faint  and  delicate  illumination  into  the  gorgeous  apartment,  all 
of  which  is  of  purest  marble,  so  pierced  and  carved  as  to  look  like  a  high  curtain  of  most 
exquisite  lace-work,  but  is  even  far  more  refining,  for  everywhere  along  the  panels  are  wreaths 
of  flowers  composed  of  lapis  lazuli,  jasper,  chalcedony,  carnelian,  and  other  gems,  so  that  lo 
make  one  of  the  hundreds  of  these  boquets  a  hundred  different  stones  are  required." 

All  this  magnificence  was  executed  for  the  empress,  while  Shah  Jehan  contem|)lated  build- 
ing a  toml)  as  beautiful  for  himself  on  the  other  side  of  the  river  Jumma,  designing  to  connect 
the  two  with  a  bridge  of  ivory.  But  giving  up  the  latter  ]jroject  he  decided  to  occupy  the 
Taj  with  his  empress,  and  consequently  applied  the  |)urest  marble  and  richest  gems  to  the 
construction  of  her  sarco])hagus.  The  Rev.  Dr.  William  Butler,  who  has  the  great  honor  of 
being  the  founder  of  .Methodism  of  India,  in  his  very  interesting  book  entitled,  "The  Land 
of  the  Veda,"  thus  describes  her  tomb:  "But  her  tomb,  how  beautiful!  The  snow-white 
marble  is  injaid  with  flowers  of  ]5recious  stones,  .so  delicately  formed  that  they  look  like  em- 
broidery on  white  .satin,  so  exquisitely  executed  in  mosaic  with  carnelian,  blood-stone,  agate, 
jasper,  turquoise,  lapis  lazuli,  and  other  gem-stones!"  On  one  side  of  her  tomb,  recorded  in 
Arabic,  the  sacred  language  of  the  Mohammedans,  each  letter  formed  of  gems,  is  the  name 


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of  the  empress,  the  date  of  her  death,  and  a  tribute  to  her  virtuous  quahties.  The  tomb  of 
the  emperor,  though  not  so  costly,  has  his  name  and  the  date  of  his  death  inscribed  upon  it, 
and  is  ornamented  with  flower-work  in  brilliant  gems. 

The  great  dome  which  rises  above  their  last  resting-place  is  so  constructed  as  to  jjroduce 
an  echo,  which  is  unrivaled  for  its  purity  and  sweetness.  Seated  on  the  marble  floor  beneath 
this  great  structure  with  my  dear  family  at  my  side,  Superintendent  Smith  said,   "Sing  some- 


..^i'i^4^Mr,^-^M^^i(0:x-^^'s§-_: 


PALACH    "K    DELHI. 


thing."  Accordingly,  my  son  James  struck  up  to  the  hymn  of  the  "Better  Land, '  whose  soft 
cadences  were  repeated  by  the  echo  with  overpowering  and  sublime  sweetness.  The  melody, 
passing  from  earth  to  heaven,  seemed  to  be  caught  up  by  choir  after  choir  in  the  ascent,  and 
re-uttered  by  millions  of  unseen  vocalists  of  the  air,  and  could  only  be  compared  to  that  which 
we  all  some  time  hope  to  hear  when  the  angel  convoy  of  glory  shall  descend  to  earth  to 
bear  our  ransomed  spirits  home. 

Says  a  brilliant  author  in  speaking  of  this   most  singular  phenomenon:    "It  is  the  very 
element  of  which   sweet  dreams  .nre  builded.      It  is  the  melancholy  echo  of  the  past,  and  the 


SIGHTS  OF  OLD  DELHI. 


95 


bright,  delicate  harping  of  the  future.      It  is  the  atmosphere  breathed  by  Ariel,  and  playing 
about  the  fountains  of  Chindori.      It  is  the  spirit  of  Taj,  the  voice  of  the  inspired  love  which 
called  into  being  the  peerless  wonder  of  the  world,  and  elaborated  its  symmetry,  and  composed 
its    harmony,    and 
eddying  around  its 
grand  minarets  and 
domes,     bleniled 
them  without  a  line 
in  the  azure  of  im- 
mensity." 

Leaving  .Vgra 
we  came  to  the  an- 
cient sites  and  pres- 
ent city  of  Delhi, 
which  is  the  most 
eminently  historic 
in  all  India,  and 
which  as  it  now 
stands  was  com- 
menced to  be  built 
in  1647.  It  is  en- 
circled by  a  mass- 
ive wall  of  five  and 
one-half  miles  in 
length,  which  is 
pierced  with  ten 
gates,  the  principal 
..ones  in  use  by  the 
Europeans  being 
the  Cashmere,  Ca- 
bul.  and  Mora. 
The  ruins  of  the 
former  cities  of 
th:it  name  which 
surround  the  pres- 
ent Delhi  cover  a 
territory  of  not  less 
than  forty-five  S(]. 
miles.  Here,  it  is 
asserted,  fully  a 
dozen  ])roud  cities 
have  been  built  by 
Persian,  Moham- 
medan, and  Brah- 
min, and  con- 
r[uered  and  razed 
in  their  turn.  Fol- 
lowing the  lead  of 
Sultan  Mahmoud 
in  the  eleventh 
century,  who  com- 
menced the  subju- 
gation of  Xortliern 
India.  Tamerlane 
in  1398  advanced 
on     Delhi,     which 

he  occupied  and  where  he  established  the  great  Nfogul  Empire,  which  Great  Britain  only  suc- 
ceeded in  entirely  suppressing  in  the  period  extending  from  1803  to  1857. 

Towering  two  hundred  and  thirty-eight  feet  in  the  air  and  overlooking  all  these  miles  of 
ruins  is  the  famous  Kootal  Minor,  which  is  claimed  to  be  the  highest  pillar  in  the  world,  a 
massive  circular  column  of  fluted  red  .sandstone  and  marble,  rising  in  five  sections,  or  stories. 


THti   JL  MMA    .Ml'SJID,   DELHI. 


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the  base  of  each  story  being  ornamented  with  a  landing  ;md  bahistrade,  and  all  w<)n<lerfiilly 
graduated  from  the  base  to  the  apex.  Upon  this  pillar  are  rarved  texts  from  the  Koran  in 
Arabic  letters,  while  a  circular  iron  staircase  rises  from  the  earth  to  its  summit.  For  what 
))urpose  or  by  whom  this  time-defying  work  of  centuries,  now  thought  to  be  fully  three  ihou- 
sanil  old,  was  built,  is  not  known.  A  cylindrical  iron  shaft,  sixteen  feet  thick  and  sixty  feet 
in  length,  and  thought  to  weigh  seventeen  tons,  which  stands  ujiright  in  the  earth  (piite  near 
the  pillar,  is,  if  any  thing,  of  still  greater  antiquity.  Here,  too,  is  seen  the  tomb  of  Huma- 
yuan,  more  massive  and  imposing  than  those  of  -■Xgra,  with  its  great  dome  of  white  marble 
resting  on  arcades  of  red  sandstone  inlaid  with  richly  carved  ornaments  of  the  former  material. 
We  took  advantage  of  the  charming  weather  to  visit  .several  other  places  of  interest,  among 
which  was  the  Jumma  Musjid,  the  most  famous  as  well  as  magnificent  mosipie  on  the  earth. 
This  wonderful  structure  is  built  on  a  rocky  eminence,  within  the  inclosure  of  the  city  walls, 
and  extends  from  the  Cashmere  to  the  1  )elhi  gate.      It  has  three  massive  gateways  of  red  sand- 


ONE    OF    I 


SCHNES  ABOUT  LCCKKOIV. 


97 


Stone,  approached  by  three  magnificent  flights  of  steps  composed  of  the  same  material,  all  of 
which  led  into  an  immense  quadrangular  court,  occupied  in  the  center  by  a  spacious  reservoir 
of  water.  On  the  west  side  of  this  court  stands  the  mosque,  two  hundred  and  twenty  feel 
long  by  twenty  feet  in  width,  which  is  surmounted  with  marble  cujwlas  and  gilded  s[)ires.  At 
each  end  of  the  structure  are  two  beautiful  minarets,  composed  of  white  and  black  marble, 
each  rising  to  a  height  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  feet.      Here  we  saw  the  Mohammedans  at 


-yti/s^j.  i'.-j7/c,,'AjfAseM-  Mom-  re 


HINDOO   WOMAN. 


their  devotions.  After  washing  at  the  basin,  they  removed  their  sandals  and  knelt  on  the 
white  marble  scjuares  with  which  their  mosque  was  paved.  Each  block  or  square  is  designed 
for  the  use  of  a  single  worshiper,  the  entire  floor  being  surrounded  with  an  inlaid  border  of 
black  and  white  marble. 

We  next  visited  the  crumbling  and  thoroughly  stripped  palace  of  Shah  Jehan,  from  which 
the  British  soldiers  were  driven  in  the  great  mutiny  of  1857;  as  also  the  heights  which  those 
brave  men  afterward  occupied  and  fortified,  withstanding  a  six  months'  siege,  and  from  whence, 
being  reinforced,  they  descended  and  retook  both  the  palace  and  the  city.     After  inspecting 


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these  historic  spots  we  made  our  way  to  our  hosiiitablo  (juarters.  Here,  too.  the  people  were 
full  of  bustle  aiul  anxious  ])reparation.  looking  forward  to  the  coming  of  the  I'rince,  whom 
they  were  to  entertain  with  a  mock  battle,  firing  l)lank  cartridges,  in  which  twenty  thousand 


MONKEY    TEMl'LE,    LUCKNOW. 


soldiers  were  to  take  part,  and  which  was  to  be  illustrative  of  the  retaking  of  Delhi  from  the 
mutineers.  Therefore,  bidding  this  locality,  so  full  of  ancient  and  modern  interest,  adieu,  we 
took  the  night  train  for  Lucknow,  the  capital  of  Oude. 

Arriving  at   the  famous  capital  of  the  ancient  Indian  kingdom  of  Oude,  which   has  be- 
come a  sort  of  Methodist  center  in   this  empire,   we  were   driven   to  the  American   Mission 


/.C'CAXOir  7  0  CAllXJ'0/iE.  99 


Home,  presided  over  by  Miss  Thoburn,  assisted  by  a  noble  band  of  lady  associates,  who  are 
doing  a  great  and  good  work.  My  three  services  were  held  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  which  is  undoiibtetlly  the  largest  edifice  of  the  denomination  in  Northern  India,  and 
all  of  them  were  well  attended  and  seemed  to  be  generally  appreciated.  In  addition  to  other 
branches  of  our  denominational  work  in  this  city,  is  a  sort  of  .Methodist  book-house,  and  also 
a  newspaper,  established  by  Rev.  J.  M.  Thoburn,  and  now  edited  by  Rev.  J.  M.  Mudge, 
entitled  7'/h'  Liickiiow  llVOirss.  The  advantage  and  inlUience  of  this  i)aper  is  felt  not  only  in 
the  city  and  vicinity,  but  throughout  all  Northern  Indiii. 

Lucknow  is  built  on  the  south  side  of  the  (uiomitee  River,  which  is  navigable  downward 
through  its  whole  course  to  its  confluence  with  the  (kmges.  It  contains  nearly  half  a  million 
inhabitants,  and  is  divided  into  three  distinct  quarters,  the  first  being  the  old  native  city,  or 
"Chowk,"  spreading  over  considerable  territory,  but  meanly  built,  and  very  dirty;  the  second 
being  the  site  of  the  palaces  of  the  native  king  and  the  residences  of  his  court,  and  the  third 
consisting  of  palaces,  religious  edifices,  and  European  residences. 

The  great  mutiny  broke  out  at  Lucknow,  May  30,  1857,  and  continued  until  September 
25th  of  the  same  year.  During  this  period  the  English  kept  up  a  constant  siege,  commencing 
the  cannonade  at  daybreak,  which  continued  for  three  hours,  giving  themselves  a  rest  through 
the  heat  uf  midday,  and  again  commencing  the  fire  in  the  afternoon.  With  the  fall  of  this 
city  and  the  victory  of  the  British  troops  under  the  command  of  General  Havelock,  the  back- 
bone of  this  fearful  rebellion  was  broken,  and  the  distracted  province  was  restored  to  peace. 

Among  our  pleasant  experiences  here  was  a  ride  on  an  elephant,  kindly  sent  us  by  a 
rajah  for  a  day's  enjoyment.  In  our  seats  u[)on  the  back  of  the  huge  animal  we  were  photo- 
graphed by  an  accommodating  artist,  a  Urasian  gentleman,  who  was  in  our  company.  Riding 
through  the  nati\e  portion  of  the  city  we  were  enabled  from  our  commanding  position  to 
obtain  a  fine  view;  but  the  panorama  of  strange  sights,  and  the  babel  of  strange  sounds  which 
came  to  our  eyes  and  ears  as  we  threaded  the  narrow  avenues,  crowded  with  native  bazars, 
baffles  all  power  of  description. 

We  could  not  de])art  from  this  famous  locality  without  driving  some  four  miles  in  a 
gharry  in  company  with  Mrs.  Waugh,  one  of  the  noble  ladies  of  the  American  Home,  who 
kindly  acted  as  our  "friend,  philosojjher,  and  guide"  to  several  ])laces  of  interest.  Prominent 
among  these  was  the  Residency,  which  was  nearly  rendered  a  ma.ss  of  ruins  in  the  Sepoy 
mutiny,  and  in  the  attack  upon  and  siege  of  which  I'y  the  insurgents  the  English  residents 
and  soldiery  endured  such  horrible  sufferings.  Almost  within  the  shadow  of  these  ruins  we 
came  upon  the  quiet  and  peaceful  sj)ot  where  repose  the  remains  of  the  gallant  Christian 
soldier.  Sir  Henry  Havelock,  whose  life  proved  to  be  the  ransom  paid  for  the  great  victory 
gained  in  1857.  His  simple  grave  and  monument  are  overshadowed  by  a  large  and  beautiful 
tamarind  tree,  from  which  we  plucked  some  dark  green  leaves  in  token  of  our  visit,  and  bade 
a  sad  and  reverential  farewell  to  the  silent  sleeper  lieneath  it. 

After  a  glance  at  the  liome  of  Dr.  Butler,  while  he  was  resident  here,  and  a  visit  to  the 
magnificent  tomb  of  one  of  the  ancient  kings  of  the  province,  we  came  to  a  monkey  temple. 
The  grounds  and  surrountlings,  as  well  as  the  interior  of  this  building,  fairly  swarmed  with 
troops  of  these  curious  and  cunning  animals,  which  are  here  held  in  sacred  veneration.  As 
at  the  temple  at  Benares,  they  were  left  to  wander  where  they  pleased,  and  some  of  them 
jumped  into  our  vehicle,  mounted  tlie  backs  of  our  horses,  and  indulged  in  other  humorous 
familiarities. 

From  Lucknow  we  w-ent  to  Cawnpore  to  attend  a  session  of  the  North  India  Conference. 
Here  we  were  delightfully  entertained  at  the  splendfd  home  of  Arnold  Beers,  Estp,  a  prom- 
inent German  citizen.  This  home  seemed  to  be  a  sort  of  head-quarters  for  missionaries  and 
good  people  coming  to  the  town,  tor  it  must  be  remembered  that  there  are  no  hotels  in  the 
smaller  towns  in  India,  the.se  being  found  only  in  the  populous  centers.  In  such  localities, 
therefore,  strangers  and  visitors  are  entertained  and  cared  for  by  the  missionaries  and  their 
associate  Christians,  who  seem  to  take  delight  in  ministering  to  the  temi)oral  wants  of  Amer- 
ican and  European  travelers,  as  well  as  caring  for  the  souls  of  men.  It  was  a  privilege  to 
me  to  attend  a  Methodist  Conference  in  a  heathen  land,  and  note  the  rapid  jjrogress  of  the 
Church  during  the  few  short  years  since  it  had  been  jilanted  here  by  Dr.  \\'illiam  Butler, 
as  also  to  hear  the  sixty  ministers  and  their  working  companions  devising  methods  and  plans 
to  give  the  gospel  to  the  famishing  millions  of  that  far-off  land. 

Before  leaving  Cawnjiore  we  visited  the  site  of  one  of  the  most  intensely  horrible  scenes 
of  the  mutiny  of  1857,  where  some  two  hundred  women  and  children  were  ruthlessly  butch- 
ered by  the  Sepoys,  cast  shrieking  into  a  great  well,  and  there  left  to  die — an  act  of  barbarity 


JXD/.I. 


without  ]>arallel  in  the  annals  of  history.     Over  this  well  the  government  has  built  a  magnifi- 
cent monument,  with  an  appropriate  inscrijjtion  recording  the  event. 

A  very  jjleasant  incident  during  our  stay  here  was  our  attendance  upon  a  charming 
"tiffin,"  or  garden  party,  which  was  held  on  very  pleasant  grounds  some  five  miles  distant 
from  the  town,  a  large  number  of  the  members  of  the  conference  with  their  wives  being 
j)resent. 


MEMOKIAL    WELL,    LAWM'OKE. 


Here  I  was  handed  by  Rev.  B.  H.  Badley,  the  secretary  of  the  India  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Conference,  a  copy  of  a  resolution  adopted  by  that  body  extending  to  me  a  most  cordial 
welcome. 

The  next  morning  we  again  took  the  train  to  revisit  Allahabad,  and  after  a  pleasant 
journey,  soon  found  ourselves  among  the  rank  and  file  of  the  followers  of  the  Lamb  and  sol- 
diers of  the  Cross  in  the  salvation  army  of  the  Indian  provinces.  Here  at  this  time  took 
place  two  gatherings  of  worshipers  of  the  widest  distinction.     Supplied  with  horse,  bullock, 


BOMBAY— THE  PARSEES. 


and  elephant  conveyance,  we  went  with  a  i)arty  of  ("hristian  ladies  and  gentlemen  to  look 
upon  one  of  the  great  heathen  fetes  of  the  Hindoos  called  "Mela,"  which  is  iield  annually 
at  the  mouth  of  the  river  Jumma,  where  it  enters  the  (Janges.  This  is  considered  by  the 
Hindoos  to  be  the  holiest  sjjot  on  the  sacred  river,  and  hither  the  j)Oor  heathen  make  annual 
pilgrimage  from  hundreds  of  miles  around  to  bathe  and  make  offerings,  occupying  temporary 
huts  or  booths  in  which  they  offer  their  wares  and  trinkets  to  |)urchasers.  Here  we  saw  a 
perfect  army  of  blind,  disfigured,  and  disabled  men  and  women  asking  alms,  and  hundreds  of 
fakirs,  or  holy  men  as  they  are  called,  their  faces  begrimed  with  smoke,  their  bodies  sprinkled 
with  dirt  and  ashes,  and  their  hair  singed  and  matted,  all  busy  with  their  idolatrous  and 
blasphemous  rites.  So  much  heathenism  in  its  vilest  and  most  disgusting  forms  made  our 
souls  sick  and  our  hearts  ache. 

We  returned  to  the  city  to  attend  another  gathering,  which  was  that  of  the  first  India 
Sunday-school  Convention,  to  which  1  had  <ome  by  s[)ecial  invitation  to  sing  the  songs  of 
Zion,  and  where  were  gathered  the  leading  Sunday-school  workers  of  India. 

Oh,  what  a  contrast  was  here  as  we  lifted  our  hearts  to  Jesus  and  counseled  how  we  could 
best  make  known  and  glorify  His  name  to  the  jiitiable  scenes  being  enacted  upon  the  banks 
of  the  Oanges  by  poor,  deluded,  and  misguided  men  and  women!  We  were  housed  and 
dined  with  the  delegates  to  the  convention  in  a  large  bungalo,  which  was  our  first  experience 
in  a  native  residence,  and  the  occasion  and  the  circumstances  will  never  be  forgotten. 

Taking  the  night  train  we  arrived  the  following  afternoon  at  Bombay,  having  been  greatly 
interested  on  the  route  by  the  miles  and  miles  of  cobcactus  with  which  the  railway  was  for- 
midably and  securely  fenced  in.  Bombay  is  one  of  the  greatest  commercial  centers,  has  the 
finest  and  most  spacious  harbor,  and  is  really  the  golden  gate  of  India.  It  is  built  on  Bombay 
Island,  which  is  connected  with  the  island  of  Salsette,  as  also  with  the  main  land,  liy  extensive 
causeways.  It  has  a  mixed  po|Hilation  of  all  nations,  tongues,  and  kindred.  Its  most  dis- 
tinguished, jjrosperous,  intelligent,  and  public-s[)irited  citizens  are  the  Parsees,  descendants 
from  the  ancient  Persian  worshi])ers  of  fire,  who  are  also  noted  for  their  commercial  and  busi- 
ness qualifications  and  for  their  great  wealth,  and  are  in  charge  of  most  of  the  government 
works  of  the  city. 

We  took  up  our  quarters  for  a  few  days  at  the  Esplanade  Hotel,  a  massive  structure, 
seven  stories  in  height.  In  fact,  most  of  the  government  and  mercantile  buildings  of  this  great 
city  are  noteworthy,  spacious,  and  imposing.  Then,  too.  unlike  other  Indian  cities,  the  streets 
and  dwellings  more  exclusively  occujjied  by  the  English  are  with  difficulty  designated  from 
those  of  the  natives,  as  all  are  of  quite  modest  and  modern  construction,  and  embowered  in 
the  shade  of  the  favorite  cocoanut-palm,  planted  in  the  streets,  yards,  and  gardens  by  the 
thousand. 

Here  also,  as  in  Calcutta,  are  miles  on  miles  of  native  bazars,  in  which  all  castes,  sects, 
and  colors  sell  their  fruits  and  wares.  As  the  crowds  jiass  along  the  streets,  the  eye  is  re- 
lieved, not  only  by  the  appearance  of  those  clad  in  garments  of  European  fashion  and  fabric, 
but  by  the  awkward  funnel-shaped  hats  worn  by  the  Parsee  men,  as  also  by  tlie  bright  colored 
silk  dresses  and  turlians  of  their  wives  and  daughters. 

I  gave  several  of  my  services,  and  in  no  city  of  the  East  did  I  receive  a  more  hearty 
reception  than  in  Bombay,  for  not  only  was  I  warmly  welcomed  by  the  Baptist,  Methodist, 
Presbyterian,  and  Wesleyan  Missions,  but  the  Church  of  England  people  met  me  with  great 
cordiality.  Here  I  met  the  Rev.  (leorge  Bowen,  editor  of  the  Bombay  Guardian,  and  Mr. 
Henry  Conder,  otie  of  the  managers  of  the  great  India  Railway.  While  singing  here,  the 
Bombay  Gazclk  did  me  the  great  honor  of  publishing  a  sketch  of  my  life,  speaking  in 
highest  compliment  and  with  much  enthusiasm  of  my  singing  services,  for  all  of  whi(  h  I 
felt  thankful  for  the  sake  of  the  cause  in  which  I  was  engaged  as  well  as  for  myself.  I  also 
attended  a  large  tea-meeting,  held  by  the  city  merchants,  where  I  met  a  number  of  distin- 
guished Parsees. 

The  Parsees  are  of  Persian  origin,  and  are  disciples  of  Zoroaster,  who  is  supposed  to  have 
brought  his  sacred  fire  from  heaven.  That  portion  of  the  race  which  wandered  from  Persia 
to  India  after  they  had  been  conquered  by  the  Mohammedans,  and  who  were  taken  under 
I)rotection  by  the  Rajah  of  Cuzerat,  claim  to  have  brought  hither  with  them  this  sacred  fire, 
which  has  never  been  extinguished,  and  which  their  priests  keep  burning  in  their  temples, 
feeding  it  with  the  choicest  woods  and  spices.  They  recognize  one  omnipresent,  omnipotent, 
and  invisible  (iod  without  form,  the  creator,  ruler,  and  preserver  of  the  universe,  and  the  last 
judge,  whom  they  call  Ormazd.  They  believe  in  astrology,  and  that  the  stars  have  a  benef- 
icent influence  ujion  the  affairs  of  men,  and,  to  those  who  understand  them,  can  reveal  the 
secrets  of  the  future.     While  they  abominate  idols,  they  reverence  fire  and  the  sun  as  emblems 


102  JXDIA. 

of  the  supreme  deity,  the  sun  being  recognized  as  the  eye  of  Orma/.d,  their  God.  'I'hcir  re- 
hgion  enjoins  prayer,  obedience,  industry,  honesty,  hosi)i'tality,  charity,  chastity,  and  trutliful- 
ness;  while  envy,  hatred,  anger,  revenge,  and  ])olygamy  are  strictly  forbidden.  They  have 
borrowed  somewhat  the  fashion  of  jiriesthood  and  caste  from  the  Hindoos,  and  their  funeral 
rites  and  the  disjwsal  of  their  dead  are  very  strange.  Their  cemeteries  are  erected  on  a 
liigh  eminence,  and  are  in  the  form  of  a  circle,  being  (-moothly  jjaved  with  stone  and  sur- 
rounded witli  high  walls,  which  rise  even  above  the  tops  of  tall  trees  within  the  inclosure. 
U|)on  the  summit  of  a  lofty  stone  tower,  built  in  the  center  of  the  inclosure,  is  an  open  iron 
grating  ui)on  which  they  lay  the  naked  bodies  of  their  dead  to  be  stripped  of  flesh  by  birds  of 
])rey.  The  bones,  falling  through  the  grating  into  a  pit  or  common  receptacle  beneath,  are 
in  due  time  secredy  removed  through  subterranean  passages.  The  males  have  worn  the  same 
ungainly  and  jjcculiar  shaiied  hat  for  ages.  The  number  of  Tarsees  resident  in  India  and 
its  "adjacent  islands  is  estimated  at  about  one  himdred  and  twenty-five  thousand. 

Completing  my  arrangements  for  a  trip  to  Madras  on  an  absence  of  two  weeks,  I  accepted 
the  kind  invitation  of  Miss  Butts  to  leave  my  family  at  the  Chur<  h  of  England  Mission  Home, 
located  in  Kyculla,  a  charming  little  suburb  of  Bombay.  While  there  my  dear  wife  gained 
additional  insight  into  the  methods  of  this  most  important  branch  of  the  India  mission  work, 
which  is  so  vitally  aided  by  the  English  and  American  lady  physicians.  The  skill  of  these 
ladies  is  so  greatly  prized  by  the  native  idolaters  of  all  castes  that  they  soon  gain  access  into 
their  homes  to  attend  to  the  medical  wants  of  the  women  and  children,  and  in  so  doing  often 
pave  the  way  for  the  admittance  of  the  Zenana  teachers. 

A  few  of  the  pupils  at  this  church  home  boarded  there,  and  were  instructed  in  the  En- 
glish and  Mahratti  languages  by  both  English  and  native  pundits.  My  wife  in  company  with 
Miss  Butts  visited  the  Alexandria  Institute,  presided  over  by  a  Parsee  gentleman.  The  school 
was  composed  of  the  daughters  of  well-to-do  Parsees,  who  were  here  taught  drawing,  em- 
broidery, and  the  elementary  branches  of  study.  There  were  about  fifty  in  attendance,  all 
wearing  bright  little  turbans  handsomely  embroidered  on  silk  with  beads  and  precious  stones. 
They  were  robed  in  the  brightest  colored  silk  trowsers,  with  silk  or  lace  tunics,  all  of  which 
were  beautifully  embroidered.  Their  shoes,  which  were  cut  high,  seemed  to  represent  the 
hues  of  the  rainbow. 

Accompanying  Miss  Butts,  they  called  upon  a  Hindoo  lady  of  high  caste,  who  spoke 
Ensjlish  and  seemed  much  inclined  to  our  religion.  In  another  family,  where  she  was  teach- 
ing" the  children  embroidery  and  needle-work,  it  was  very  interesting  to  see  the  litde,  eager, 
daVk-faced  group  gathered  about  her.  Here  she  had  recently  gained  admission,  and  must 
not  force  or"  urge  her  religious  ideas  upon  the  children,  but  first  gain  their  attention  by  teach- 
ini;  them  some  bright  jjicture,  or  telling  some  interesting  story.  She  commenced  this  day  by 
askim;  these  little  ones  if  they  ever  knew  any  little  lioy  who  never  did  any  thing  wrong,  never 
told  l"ies,  never  struck  his  little  friends,  and  always  loved  and  minded  his  ])arents.  Of  course, 
they  replied,  they  never  knew  one  so  good,  and  she  said  she  would  tell  them  of  one  such 
good  boy.  Then  gradually  she  told  them  in  simple,  earnest  words  about  the  childhood  of 
Jesus,  never  mentioning  his  name  in  the  connection,  but  reserving  it  for  future  lessons,  when, 
as  she  gains  their  full  love  and  confidence,  she  will  gradually  unfold  "the  old,  old  story." 

Taking  the  train  for  Madras,  seven  hundred  miles  distant,  I  made  my  first  halt  at  Poonah, 
where  I  met  our  good  brother,  the  Rev.  D.  O.  Fox,  working  for  the  Master.  I  sang  in  the 
Scotch  Presbyterian  Church  to  a  great  audience,  who  seemed  to  be  in  closest  sympatliy  with 
my  work. 

From  Poonah  I  went  forward  to  Secunderbad,  in  the  Decan  district,  where,  m  connection 
with  the  Rev.  I.  E.  Robinson,  I  held  several  excellently  attended  services,  which  were  blessed 
of  God  to  the  "salvation  of  many  present.  Mr.  Robinson  is  a  thoroughly  active  Christian,  an 
excellent  singer  and  Sunday-school  worker,  as  well  as  preacher,  and,  possessing  the  love  and 
respect  of  all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact,  is,  as  a  conseipience,  doing  a  great  and  good 
work  in  his  localitv.  Presenting  his  ])eople  with  several  hundred  singing-books,  I  bade  them 
good-bye,  even  as  they  were  voicing  hvmns  of  praise. 

Stopping  at  Shahabad,  I  sang  my  'songs  to  a  few  who  had  gathered  at  the  railroad  depot 
in  a  room  without  chairs  or  benches,  and  continued  on  my  journey  to  Bellary,  where  I  was 
joined  by  the  Rev.  C.  P.  Hard.  Here  I  held  a  service  in  a  large  government  school-house, 
which  was  filled  with  people.  They  were  so  enthusiastic  that  at  the  close  several  contributed 
very  liberally  towards  building  a  new  Methodist  chapel,  an  amount  thus  being  raised  nearly 
sufficient  to  complete  the  structure.  The  chapel  was  subsequently  built,  and  the  gospel  is 
now  preached  there.  I  also  gave  one  other  service  at  this  town,  which  seemed  to  be  a  kind 
of  military  station  or  government  barracks,   and  where  we  were  kindly  cared  for  by  a  man 


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«03 


of  authority  among  men,  who  reminded  nie  of  the  centurion  of  old.  At  the  close  of  this 
service  Mr.  Hard  and  myself  took  an  all-night's  ride  by  rail,  and  arrived  at  .Madras,  his  field 
of  labor,  in  the  early  morning. 

My  first  appointments  in  Madras  were  in  connection  with  Rev.  James  Gelling,  a  most 
successful  Wesleyan  missionar)-,  who  has  been  stationed  here  for  many  years ;  and,  although 
my  first  service  was  not  largely  attended,  1  never  felt  more  thoroughly  the  ])resence  of  the 
Holy  Spirit.  My  second  service  was  to  the  children,  and  some  four  hundred  being  ]jresent 
we  had  a  most  delightful  and  refreshing  meeting,  whic  h  fully  repaid  me  for  the  discomforts 
of  the  journey  hither. 

Madras  borders  the  ojien  sea-coast  for  a  distance  of  several  miles,  and  is  especially  noted 
as  the  first  place  where  the  English  began  tlie  subjugation  of  India.  It  is  a  beautiful  city, 
its  spacious  districts  being  sejwrated  by  fine  groves  and  gardens,  while  its  principal  objects 
of  interest  are  its  magnificent  government  buiklings  and  the  great  Fort  of  St.  George,  whose 
esplanade  is  protected  from  the  sea  li)'  a  great  wall  of  heav\-  masonry. 


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I'ANDAL    (native    MEETING    HOCSE),    MADRAS. 


On  Salihath  evening  I  sang  in  Mr.  Hard's  cliurch  to  a  large  congregation.  At  the  close 
of  the  service  over  two  thousand  ru])ees  were  contributed  towards  building  a  new  chapel, 
which  has  since  been  completed  and  dedicated.  On  Monday  morning  at  eight  o'clock  I  sang 
to  a  fine  gathering  in  the  large  Pandal,  and  in  the  afternoon  before  Dr.  Duff's  Scottish  school, 
composed  of  four  hundred  young  native  students  of  all  ranks  aand  castes.  That  evening  I 
gave  my  farewell  service  before  another  excellent  house  in  the  large  .Memorial  Hall  and  Bible 
Depository  of  the  East.  On  coming  out  of  the  hall  into  the  street  my  eyes  rested  upon  the 
curious  procession  of  Mohammedans,  called  the  Marhovrim,  a  company  of  nude  men  be- 
smeared with  filth  and  mud,  who  were  marching  to  the  beat  of  native  drums. 

The  next  morning,  after  two  weeks  of  intense  and  interesting  labor,  I  took  the  train 
towards  Bombay,  making  my  first  halt  at  Bangalore,  where,  in  company  with  Brothers  Hard 
and  Newland,  I  gave  a  service  of  an  hour  and  a  half  in  length  to  a  very  apjjreciative  audi- 
ence. We  all  stopped  for  the  night  with  the  Rev.  James  Shaw,  the  resident  missionary,  where 
I  dined  on  the  only  strawberries  and  raspberries  which  I  saw  while  in  India. 

I  was  of  course  delighted  to  get  back  to  Bombay  and  to  my  dear  ones,  and  found  that 
an  evening  of  song  in  the  large  parlors  of  the  Missionary  Home  had  been  ])lanned  for  me, 
but  being  somewhat  fatigued  I  fear  1  did  not  sing  with  my  usual  freedom.  The  ne.\t  morn- 
ing I  awoke  tpiite  rested  and  refreshed,  and  gave  my  last  and  farewell  song-service  in  India 
at  the  great  hall,  where  I  was  greeted  with  a  fine  audience  of  English-sj)enking  people. 

At  my  song-sermon  in  the  hall  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  the  same  evening 
there  was  a  large  attendance,  and  at  the  close  of  the  exercises  many  came  forward  for  jiray- 
ers.  Being  much  fatigued.  Brother  George  Bowen  said  to  me,  ''You  rest,  and  I  will  pray 
for  these  mourners;''  and  thus  I  left  him  on  his  knees,  jiouring  out  his  soul  to  God  for  the 
salvation  and  redemjnion  of  these  poor  sinners.  Thus  ended  my  ever-to-be-cherished  song- 
labors  among  the  Christian  and  pagan  people  of  the  great  Eastern   Empire. 


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/■///•;  iiojy  i.jxD. 


ChaPTKR   X1\'.  —  Kn   RdlTF.  FOR  Pai-kstinf.. 

^i^Sb-NDIA  detained  us  Init  one  night  more,  ;ind  early  tlie  next  day,  accompanied  by  a  few 
^JRI^     friends,  we  lioarded  a  vessel  liearing  the  name  of  tlie  great  empire  we  were  leaving; 
4|^^i|    so  that,   altlioiigh  we  left  India,   Jnditi  went  with  us. 

'■^'^'^  •    We  had  for  fellow-])assengers  the   Rev.  Mr.  Burton  and  family  of  Madras,  and 

the  Rev.  Mr.  Clark,  of  Punjab,  and  Miss  l,e  Fevre,  an  .American  lady  who  was  re- 
turning home  from  her  mission  work  in  Hurmah.  The  eight  days'  passage  to  Aden, 
tlie  celebrated  ostrich-feather  sea[)ort,  was  calm,  and  we  passed  the  time  in  conversa- 
tion and  reading,  and  in  looking  upon  the  .\rabian  Sea  and  its  wonders.  The  waters 
were  so  clear  that  we  could  see  the  reflection  of  our  steamer,  the  prow  looking  like  some 
great  alligator,  or  other  living  monster,  moving  along  with  us;  and  as  we  came  nearer  shore 
we  could  see  hundreds  of  jelly-fish — pretty  little  ])ink  creatures,  with  their  soft  little  umbrellas 
spread.      At  night  the.se  waters  were  beautifully  illuminated  with  [jhosjihorescent  light. 

On  entering  the  Red  Sea  through  the  straits  from  the  Gulf  of  Aden,  we  encountered 
headwinds,  which  continued  almost  the  entire  passage  up  its  long  and  narrow  channel.  In 
si.x  days  mare  we  entered  the  (lulf  of  Suez,  with   Kgypt  on  the  one  hand  and  Arabia  on  the 

other,  and  were  able  to  discern  the 
ijj-      ^y-  -^^  Mount  Sinai  range  in  the  distance. 

As  w-e  were  gazing  for  the  first 
time  upon  these  scenes,  rendered 
so  interesting  because  of  Bible 
history,  my  little  son  Philip  crept 
into  my  lap  with  this  inquiry: 
"Papa,  why  is  not  the  water  of 
tliis  sea  redV  I  tried  to  explain, 
and  this  led  to  many  other  ques- 
tions in  regard  to  Bible  countries, 
and  he  seemed  astonished  to  hear 
that  scenes  of  Bible  stories  took 
jilace  upon  our  earth  instead,  gs 
he  had  imagined,  in  some  far-off 
country,  of  which  we  had  no  def- 
inite or  particular  knowledge. 
Mv,  ,  i,,i.  This  little   incident,   so  character- 

istic of  childhood  inquiry,  seemed 
to  say  to  me.  Do  not  we  Christians  and  Sunday-school  teachers  mystif}'  and  darken  the  minds 
of  our  youth  by  speaking  of  Biblical  scenes  and  events  as  so  hug  gone  by,  and  so /(?r  away, 
while  even  as  we  teach  and  e.xhort,  the  crucified  and  risen  Savicr,  with  the  marks  of  the 
thorns  and  spears  of  Judea,  is  ever  present  with  us?  for  has  he  not  said  emphatically,  "Where 
two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them  "  ? 

Going  up  to  Suez,  a  lonely  place  situated  near  the  sea  on  the  sand,  we  entered  the 
famous  Suez  Canal  just  before  sunset,  and  our  steamer  was  tied  up  to  posts  like  an  ox  for 
the  night.  It  was  a  strange  sensation  that  crept  over  us  here,  with  a  wilderness  of  desert 
on  each  side ;  for  we  could  hear  no  sound  of  living  or  animate  thing  except  that  produced 
by  ourselves  and  companions;  even  the  noise  of  the  sea  would  have  been  music  to  our  ears 
in  this  solitude  of  solitudes.  The  Suez  Canal,  as  every  one  knows,  is  a  channel  cut  from 
Suez  to  Port  Said,  connecting  the  Arabian  and  Red  Sea  with  the  Mediterranean,  and  is  one 
hundred  miles  in  length  and  three  hundred  feet  in  width.  No  vessel  is  allowed  to  enter  either 
of  its  mouths  after  sunset  or  before  sunrise;  and  all  vessels  sailing  therein  are  compelled  to 
stop  and  tie  up  to  posts  on  the  banks  during  the  night,  in  order  to  prevent  accident  from 
collision.  There  is  a  telegraph  station  every  five  miles  along  its  banks,  which  regulates  the 
passage  of  vessels  as  trains  are  regulated  by  the  same  method  on  railroads.  At  each  of  these 
stations  can  be  seen  a  bit  of  green  sward,  all  the  rest  of  the  land  through  which  this  great 
thoroughfare  is  constructed  being  a  barren  stretch  of  desert  sand. 

At  six  o'clock  in  the  morning  the  steamer  left  her  mooring,  passing  Ishmalia  about  three 
hours  later,  where  we  discharged  several  passengers,  reaching  Port  Said,  on  the  Mediterranean 
Sea,  the  location  of  the  great  electric  light-house  of  the  canal,  at  four  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon. On  coming  to  anchor  we  were  at  once  surrounded  with  litde  crafts  most  prettily  cush- 
ioned   with   bright   chintz,    whose  pilots   were   clamorous  to   take    ])assengers   ashore.      Coolies 


A\l.)//<f JS  /.V  PALESriXE. 


105 


swarmed  the  banks,  some  of  whom  took  our  luggage  on  their  backs  and  heads  to  the  "Hotel 
de  France,"  they  being  accustomed  to  bear  the  heaviest  burdens  in  this  manner;  and  of  such 
strength  and  muscle  were  they  that  we  did  not  so  much  wonder  after  all  that  the  pyramids 
reared  their  massive  forms  in  this  land. 

It  is  always  a  relief  to  get  on  land  after  a  long  sea  voyage,  even  if  it  be  the  miserable 
land  of  the  Arabs.  \Ve  remained  at  Port  Said  for  two  days  waiting  for  a  steamer,  during 
which  time  it  rained  incessantly.  On  Saturday,  wet  and  dripping,  we  l)oarded  from  a  little 
boat  the  steamer  Aurora,  bouncl  for  Jop[)a  and  the  Holy  Land.  After  we  were  on  board  the 
vessel,  the  storm  continued  with  such  violence  that  we  did  not  move  out  of  the  harlxjr  until 
Monday  morning,  as  passengers  could  not  be  landed  at  Joppa  in  such  a  boisterous  sea.  We 
found  on  board  the  steamer  several  .\mericans,  who  were  bound  for  Palestine ;  and,  although 
they  were  strangers,  we  were  glad  to  meet  our  countrymen.  'I'here  was  a  large  company  of 
pilgrims  going  to  "  Mecca,"  and  a  crowd  of  the  most  filthy  and  hideous-looking  second-class 
passengers  we  ever  looked  upon.      There  were  twenty-si.\  nationalities  represented  on  our  pas- 


V  ^jti^^im^ijaA^iuittz^ 


JOPPA. 


senger-list.  Notwithstanding  the  storm  and  delay,  we  had  a  service  on  board  the  steamer 
in  which  I  sang,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  ("lark  jirearhed  a  most  affecting  discourse  from  tiie  words: 
"And  they  crucified  Him." 

Anchoring  off  Jo|)pa  on  Tuesday  morning,  a  distance  of  one  mile  from  shore,  we  took 
a  small  boat  and  sailed  in  between  the  huge  old  rocks  lining  the  dangerous  channel.  Our 
landing  was  effected  sat'ely,  but  not  without  considerable  fear  on  our  part.  Oh,  what  emo- 
tions fill  the  soul  at  the  first  sight  of  Palestine  as  caught  from  the  hill  of  Joppa,  "the  watch- 
tower  of  joy  and  beauty!"  At  last  we  beheld  the  Christ  land  with  our  own  eyes;  but  how 
sad  it  seemed  as  we  touched  the  sacred  soil,  to  look  upon  the  filth  and  squalor  on  every 
side !  .\\.  the  wharf  we  were  met  by  a  dragoman,  who  took  us  through  the  queer,  old,  narrow, 
and  muddy  streets,  to  the  "Jerusalem  Hotel,"  situated  in  the  German  quarter  of  the  city. 

.\fter  visiting  the  house  of  Simon  the  tanner,  we  called  at  the  mission  and  one  of  its 
schools ;  soon  after  we  took  horses  for  Jerusalem  and  made  our  first  stay  at  Ramleh.  Near 
Joppa  we  w^ere  greatly  attracted  by  the  large  orchards  of  orange-trees  literally  loaded  down 
with  luscious,  seedless  fruit,  which  at  this  sea.son  of  the  year  was  at  its  prime.  But  as  the 
soil  is  not  cultivated  to  any  e.xtent,  except  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  towns  and  cities 
of  Palestine,  we  gladly  left  these  scenes  behind  us,  and,  after  twelve  miles  ride,  came  to  the 
quiet  old  city  of  Ramleh.  situated  in  a  fertile  valley.  Having  ridden  with  my  little  Phillie 
in  front,   I  was  glad  to  dismount   from   my  hard   .Arabian  saddle,   and  rest.     We  stopped    for 


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JEHLSAI.I.M. 


the  night  at  a  curiously  constructed  old  Latin  convent,  where  we  were  hosjiitahly  entertained; 
our  stone-paved  bed-rooms,  opening  into  a  large  court,  were  lighted  from  the  to])  instead  of 
sides.  Amid  the  ruins  of  okl  towers,  walls,  and  vaults,  we  slept  soundly  on  this  our  first 
night  in  the  Holy  Land. 

We  resumed  our  journey  in  the  early  morning,  and  passing  over  the  plains  of  Ksdrrclon, 
we  came  into  a  mountainous  country  abounding  in  wooded  ravines,  flowers  of  various  hues 
adorning  the  way.  The  view  became  more  and  more  interesting  as  we  ascended  the  hills  lead- 
ing up  to  Jerusalem.  Some  five  miles  from  the  city  we  were  met  by  our  good  consul.  Dr.  De 
Hass,  who  was  mounted  on  a  fine  white  horse,  and  who  escorted  us  thither,  ])ointing  out  the 
many  places  of  interest  on  the  way.  among  whi(  h  were  the  toml)  of  Samuel,  Mount  Olivet, 
Mount  Moriah,  and  Mount  Zion. 


JERUSALEM  AND  GETHSEMANE. 

We  entered  the  Joppa  gate  into  the  city,  and  took  up  our  quarters  in  the  Mediterranean 
Hotel.  Though  thoroughly  fatigued,  such  had  been  our  emotions  at  the  sight  of  so  many 
scenes  and  objects  with  which  our  Bible  had  made  us  familiar,  that  it  was  long  before  sleep 
visited  us.  situated  as  we  were  with  the  window  of  our  a])artments  looking  out  u]Don  the  pool 
of  Hezekiah.  We  could  hardly  understand  the  next  morning  that  we  had  come  into  the  reaL 
ization  of  our  hopes,  and  were  indeed  beholding  the  sun  rise  in  the  land  of  the  prophets. 

After  breakfast  we  took  a  stroll  in  the  narrow,  ill-paved  streets,  which  were  dark  and 
filthy,  and  crowded  with  a  motley  assemblage  of  people,  and  ])urchased  some  souvenirs  of 
our  visit.  During  the  forenoon  we  changed  our  quarters  to  the  Cazenovia  or  Latin  Convent, 
where  we  found  pleasant  apartments,  and  after  a  call  at  the  consul's  in  the  afternoon  with  a 
small  party,  we  visited  the  Mosque  of  Omar,  built  over  the  ruins  of  King  Solomon's  temple, 
and  inclosing  the  ground  where  God  tested  the  faith  of  Abraham  to  the  point  of  offering  his 
only  son  for  sacrifice.  The  mosque  is  a  beautiful  structure,  and  with  its  grounds  occupies 
nearly  one-fifth  the  area  of  the  city ;  but  its  intense  interest  to  us  was  because  of  its  hallowed 
associations.  Near  the  golden  gate  we  mounted  the  walls  of  the  city,  from  which  we  could 
see  more  iirominently  that  Jerusalem  was  situated  on  an   elevation,  with  the  higher  peaks  of 


A'.lM/iLES  /.V  rAI.I-.SIIXl:. 


1 07 


T)iE    MOSQfE    OF    OMAR. 


Jiulca  rising  in  tlie  distance:  but  we  fixed  our  earnest  gaze  down  the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat 
to  the  garden  of  (Jethsemane.  a  small  patch  of  ground  covering  ]ierhaps  half  an  acre  enclosed 
by  a  stone  wall  eight  or  ten  feet  high.  Some  of  the  olive-trees  here  are  supposed  to  l)e  one 
thousand  years  old,  and  some  claim  them  to  be  the  identical  trees  which  grew  here  in  the 
time  of  our  Savior. 

The  olive-tree 
often  periJetuates  it- 
self by  sending  up 
shoots  from  the  dy- 
ing parent  stem, 
which  in  time  forms 
a  new  tree.  It  may, 
therefore,  be  possi- 
ble that  some  of 
these  trees  sprang 
up  from  the  very 
ones  under  which 
Jesus  and  his  dis- 
ciples reclined. 

When  viewing 
old  Jerusalem  from 
these  turreted  bat- 
tienunts.  the  old 
hymn  came  whis- 
pering to  me  breath- 
ing of  the  New  Je- 
rusalem, a  city  not 
made  with  hands, 
eternal  in  the  heav- 

^'^S  :  (iAKDKN    •'^    '.HMSEMANK. 


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KAMHI.ES  J.\  PALESTINE. 


Jtnisalcni,  my  happy  home. 
Name  ever  dear  to  me, 

When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end 
In  joy  and  peace  in   thee." 

In  the  course  of  the  day 
I    was    introduced    to    the 
Reverend  Hishop  Bogart, 
who  kindly  invited  me 
to  give  one  of  my  serv- 
ices   in    Saint    Paul's 
Church.     I  was  glad 
to  have  the  way^thus 
opened  to  sing  in  the 
city  of  David,  him- 
self the  sweet  singer 
of   Israel.      I   had  a 
good  attendance  on 
this  occasion,  and  at 
its  close  one  of  tlie 
audience,      a      very 
intelligent       looking 
young  German  resi- 
dent,   said   that   my 
singing  had  been  the 
means    of    bringing 
him    to   Christ;   this 
tilled  my  heart  with 
rejoicing  as  I  left  the 
edifice. 

The  next  day 
our  party  went  out- 
side the  city  walls, 
leaving  by  the  Da- 
mascus gate,  to  visit 
the  quarries  from 
which  the  immense 
stones  used  in  the 
erection  of  Solo- 
mon's temple  were 
obtained.  Return- 
ing, we  stopped  at 
the  Church  of  the 
Holy  Sepulcher,  cer- 
tain parts  of  which 
are  common  proper- 
ty, all  sects — Latin, 
Greek,  Armenian, 
and  Coptic — having 
free  access  to  them. 
The  principal 
part  of  the  building 
is  the  rotunda,  which 

has  a  dome  ojien  at  the  top,  like  the  Pantheon.  Beneath  the  dome  stands  the  Holy  Sepul- 
cher, a  little  structure  like  a  church  in  miniature,  encased  in  white  stone  profusely  orna- 
mented, and  surmounted  by  a  crown-shaped  cu]5ola.  It  contains  two  small  chambers — the 
first  called  the  "Chapel  of  the  Angel,"  and  said  to  be  the  place  where  the  angel  sat  after 
he  had  rolled  away  the  stone  from  the  door  of  the  sepulcher. 
The  stone  itself  is  there  tool 

Through  this  we  pass  and  enter  the  Sepulcher  by  a  very  low  door.     It  is  a  vault  meas- 
uring six  feet  by  seven.     The  tomb — a  raised  couch  covered  with  a  slab  of  white  marble — 


CHL  KCH    UF    7  HE    H<  I 


Muc\T  OF  o/./r/-:s. 


109 


occupies  the  whole  of  the 
right  side.  Over  it  hang 
forty  lamps  of  gold  and  sil- 
ver kept  constantly  burn- 
ing. 

1  lingereil  long  here — 
solemnized,  almost  awe- 
stricken — looking  at  jnl- 
grim  after  pilgrim  in  end- 
less succession,  crawling  in 
on  bended  knees,  putting 
lips,  forehead,  and  cheeks 
to  the  cokl  marble,  bathing 
it  with  tears,  then  dragging 
himself  away  backwards, 
still  in  the  attitude  c)f  devo- 
tion, until  the  threshold  is 
again  crossed. 

It  was  a  sad  sight  to 
see  this  locality,  hallowed 
by  the  death  antl  presence 
of  our  Saviour,  under  guard 
of  the  Mohammedan  sol- 
diers and  police  to  prevent 
pilgrims  of  rival  beliefs 
from  fighting  for  the  first 
opportmiity  to  put  their 
lips  to  the  cold  rocks  and 
stones,  and  even  with  these  precautions  to  witness  the  exchange  of  blows  and  angry  e])ithets. 
Of  course  as  we  looked  upon  the  reinited  relics  of  the  i)resence  of  Jesus  u])on  this  spot, 
being  shown  the  stone  of  unction,  Golgotha,  and  many  other  objects  which  these  poor  pil- 
grims worship  instead  of  the  true  and  living  CJod,  we  felt  no  inclination  either  to  acce[)t  or 
reject  them  in  a  literal  sense,  satisfied  as  we  were  to  breathe  the  air  of  Jerusalem  and  Judea, 
made  sacred  by  His  presence,  to  gaze  upon  the  hills  over  which  His  footsteps  had  fallen, 
and  to  feel  the  same  sunshine  upon  our  faces  which  bathe'd  Him  in  its  glory  from  the  in- 
ception at  Bethlehem  to  the  transfiguration  on  the  mount. 

Thence  we  proceeded  to  the  inhabited  part  of  the  old  city,  to  the  Jews'  "wailing  jjlace," 
where  every  Friday  these  poor  creatures  assemble  to  bewail  because  of  the  long  catalogue 
of  woes  that  have  fallen  upon  Jerusalem,  chanting  the  jirophetic  words  of  their  own  Psalmist: 
"O  God,  the  heathen  are  come  into  thine  inheritance;  thy  holy  temple  they  have  defiled." 

Having  engaged  a  dragoman,  and  completed  our  arrangements  on  Saturday  for  a  trip  to 
the  River  Jordan  on  Monday,  we  tried  our  horses  in  a  short  excursion  through  Damascus 
Gate,  around  the  city,  across  the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat,  and  up  the  Mount  of  Olives,  where 
we  drank  in  the  grand  view  over  Judea.      Some  twenty-fi\e  miles  away  to  the  east  we  beheld 

the  mountains  of  Moab  and  the 
~':--;_^   .1  l)ead  Sea,  while  w^e  could  trace 

the  winding  course  of  the  Jordan 
by  the  deeper  green  of  the  ver- 
dure along  its  banks.  Below  us 
stood  the  sacred  city,  encircled 
with  its  belt  of  walls  and  its  high 
domes,  minarets,  and  towers, 
imposing  even  in  their  decay. 
To  the  north  lay  the  wilderness 
of  Judea,  and  to  the  south  we 
saw  the  hills  which  surround 
Bethlehem.  Here,  too,  we 
looked  down  upon  the  pathways 
that  lead  from  Jerusalem  to  the 
solitudes  of  Bethany,  to  Jericho, 
SOLOMONS  TOOLS.  to  Gethseuiane — paths  that  have 


HI:  I  in.  1: 1 1  EM. 


been  trodden  by  Him  "who  lived  as  never  man  lived,  and  spake  as  never  man  spake."  Re- 
turning to  Jerusalem,  we  attended  tlie  English  church  on  the  Sal)l)ath,  where  Rev.  Mr.  Wal- 
ton gave  an  excellent  discourse  tVoni  the  te.xt,  "1  am  the  light  of  the  world." 

Leaving  Jerusalem  at  an  early  hour  through  the  Joppa  gate,  we  rode  past  the  tunih  of 
Rachel,  to  the  pools  of  Solomon,  partly  excavated  from  the  rock  and  partly  constructed  of 
masonry.  There  are  three  of  these  reservoirs,  |)laced  one  above  the  other  on  the  slope,  but 
not  in  a  direct  line.  They  are  so  arranged  that  tlie  bottom  of  the  second  is  higher  than  the 
surfitce  of  the  lowest,  and  that  of  the  third  higher  than  the  surface  of  the  second.  Flights 
of  steps  lead  down  to  the  water.  Taken  altogether  they  are  about  thirteen  hundred  feet  long 
and  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  wide,  and  it  is  said  the  supply  of  water  is  from  a  concealed 
fountain.  The  gardens  of  .Solomon  are  suj)posed  to  be  near  here,  which  he  so  often  fre- 
quented, and  where  he  wrote  the  bea\itiful  and  soul-inspiring  "Proverbs." 


BETHLEHEM. 


Pa.«sing  over  the  plains  where  David  fed  his  sheep,  where  Ruth  gleaned,  where  the  shep- 
herds were  watching  their  flocks  when  thev  saw  the  "Star  in  the  East,"  onward  we  went  to 
Bethlehem,  which  lies  about  ten  miles  nearly  south  of  Jerusalem.  It  ranks  among  the  holiest 
places  of  earth,  and,  excepting  Jerusalem,  contains  more  attraction  to  the  Christian  traveler 
than  any  spot  on  the  globe.  Here  we  visited  the  Church  of  the  Nativity,  alleged  to  be  built 
over  the  spot  where  the  Savior  was  born.  In  the  interior  the  visitor  is  led  to  a  ])lace  called 
the  "Grotto  of  the  Nativity,"  a  semi-circular  space  covered  with  marble,  adorned  in  the 
center  by  a  silver  star,  over  which  sixteen  lamps  are  kept  burning  night  and  day.  Around 
the  star  is  the  Latin  inscription:  "Here  Jesus  Christ  was  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary."  \\<i 
descended  into  the  cave  by  a  dark  flight  of  stone  steps  to  the  reputed  manger.  Finding  an 
old  harmonium  in  a  niche  of  the  wall  as  we  approached,  I  opened  it  and  sang,  "I  will  sing 
for  Jesus."  Remembering  that  it  was  assuredly  somewhere  near  this  spot  Christ  was  born. 
Who  could  fail  to  utter  praises,  both  in  song  and  in  prayer,  in  such  a  place,  e.xalted  above 
all  the  earth  as  the  birth-place  of  our  Savior  King? 


JEKICHO. 


MAKSAUA. 


In  the  afternoon  we  visited  one  of  the 

wildest,  most  remote  and  silent  spots  in  all 

Palestine.      Here  the   grim  old  convent  of 

Marsaba  is  located  in  a  lonely  gorge.     The 

assistants  of  our   dragoman,  guard,  guide. 

and  commissary  had   preceded  us,  and  as 

we  came  in   sight  of  its  walls  we  saw  our 

tents  all  pitched  in  the  valley  below,  with 

the  American  flag  furled  in  front,  and  on 

our  arrival    found  our  dinner  awaiting  us. 

After  a  night  of  sweet,  refreshing  sleej),  mi 

disturbed  by  hardly  a  sound  from  nature  or 

beast  or  bird,   we  were   in   our  saddles  at 

smirise,    and    soon    emerged    from   a    wiM 

mass  of  rock  and  ravine  into  the  cheerle-, 

desert  or  plain,  occasionally  catching  sight 

of  a  solitary  Bedouin,  with  striped  bhinkei 

dependent  from  the  siioulder   and   a   mur- 
derous looking  gun  in  his  hand. 

Coming  to  the  Dead  Sea  about  noon 

we   dismounted,   and   a   few   of  our   party 

tried  a  bath,  coming  out  of  the  heavy  wa- 
ters refreshed,  salted,  undryable,  and  vvith 

tongues    agonized    with    bitterness.     They 

tested   the   fact  that  the  human  body  will 

not  sink  in  its  waters  owing  to  its  specific 

gravity,  composed  as  it  is  of  twenty-si.K  parts 

salt,   while  ordinary  sea-water  is  but   four. 

They  were  also  fully  satisfied  that  only  the 

lowest  species  of  animal  life  can  exist  therein,  and  that  the  Dead  Sea  is  both  a  jihysical  and 

historical  wonder. 

Taking   our  departure  from  this  famous  lycality,  we  passed  over  great  alkaline  beds  or 

deposits,   until  we   came   to   the  Jordan,   with   its   muddy  stream,   swift  current,   and  willowy 

banks,  stojjping  at  the  point  where  the  waters  were  so  miraculously  parted  for  the  safe  pass- 
age of  God's 
p  e  o  ])  1  e ,  and 
where  the  dove 
descended  up- 
on the  head  of 
Jesus  as  He  was 
baptized.  Af- 
ter washing  our 
faces  in  this  his- 
toric stream, 
bottling  some 
of  its  water  for 
keepsakes,  and 
lunching  upon 
its  banks,  we 
passed  on  to- 
ward Jericho, 
and  found  this 
once  renowned 
ancient  Israel- 
itish  city,  a  col- 
lection of  mis- 
erable huts, 
roofed  with  the 
stalks  of  jilants 
and  thorn-bush- 
es ;    and    close 


DEAD    SKA. 


C.UAO. 


by  a  mound  of  ruins,  among  which  a  tower  rises,  reputed  to  be  a  portion  of  the  house  in 
which  Zaccheus  Hved.  The  inhabitants  are  a  jjoor,  dirty,  [jrofligatc-looking  class  of  ]jeoi)le. 
In  the  evening  our  jjleasant  httle  party  assembled  in  one  tent,  and  together  read  of  the  early 
history  of  this  i)late,  ranking  as  it  does  among  the  most  profound  in  the  ]5ible ;  for  it  is  the 
ivonJers  which  Clod  wrought  which  awes  one  here!  After  thanking  CJod  for  the  j)rivilege  of 
seeing  this  land  and  for  tlie  Bible,  wliich  gives  us  its  history,  we  sought  our  couches  for 
needed  rest.  After  an  early  breakfast  we  left  our  tents  and  rejiaired  to  a  fountain  near  the 
town,  said  to  be  the  ''])ool  of  Elisha,"  and  drank  of  its  jjure,  sweet  waters,  near  the  source 
of  which  1  cut  me  a  staff  of  thorn.  Again  mounting  our  horses,  we  rode  along,  twice  cross- 
ing the  "brook  Cherith,"  where  Elisha  was  fed  by  the  ravens.  The  gorge  of  the  brook 
Cherith  is  very  magnificent. 

On  Monday  morning,  March  2olh,  we  turned  our  fiices  seaward  and  our  backs  upon 
these  sacred  places,  making  our  e.\it  through  the  Joppa  gate;  and  when  about  three  miles 
away  from  the  old  city  we  turned  our  eyes  once  more  toward  "  Olivet,"  bidding  a  long  "good 


U   ■r'3K-4*o« 


WILDERNESS  OF  JUDEA. 


bye "  to  the  locality  so  dear  to  us  because  once  the  home  of  Him  who  did  so  much  for 
mankind.  As  we  stood  and  cast  one  lingering  look  at  the  old  city  and  its  walls,  surrounded 
by  valleys  and  hills,  with  their  many  sacred  associations,  and  reflected  that  we  were  leaving 
this  sacred  place,  the  history  of  the  ages  past,  when  kings  and  prophets  and  apostles  and 
the  Son  of  God  walked  the  streets  of  this  wonderful  city,  came  crowding  into  my  mind,  and 
I  stood  absorbed  in  deepest  meditation.  We  arrived  at  Ramleh  just  in  the  evening,  and 
found  the  convent  full  of  tourists. 

Resuming  our  journey  at  day-break,  we  reached  Jop|)a  in  time  to  take  passage  for  Egypt. 
A  pleasant  sail  and  we  were  at  Alexandria  on  the  22d  of  March;  and  after  going  through 
the  ordeal  of  the  customs,  and  being  besieged  by  boatmen,  we  reached  the  Hotel  Europe, 
situated  on  a  large  and  pleasant  square,  and  found  the  city,  contrary  to  our  expectations,  to 
be  very  fine  and  s])acious. 

The  next  morning  we  took  the  cars  for  Cairo,  arriving  in  the  afternoon,  and  taking  up 
our  quarters  at  the  Hotel  d'Orento.  The  route  thither  was  through  a  beautiful  green  valley 
along  the  banks  of  the  Nile ;  but  the  mud-huts  of  the  natives  resembled  those  of  Syria,  and 
the  children  who  surrounded  us  at  the  stations  were  filthily  clad,  sore-eyed,  and  covered  with 
flies,  of  which  thev  did  not  make  the  least  effort  to  rid  themselves. 


/')'A\!.U//>.S  A.\/>  XIJ.K. 


STREET    bl.l£.NE 


Visiting  the  bazars  and  walking  the  streets,  we  found  the  Egyptians  to  be  a  very  common- 
looking,  in  fact  homely,  people,  as  far  as  the  males  are  concerned.  The  faces  of  the  women 
being  concealed,  excepting  their  eyes,  we  were  not  able  to  decide  upon  their  beauty.  Nearly 
every  male,  great  and  small,  rich  or  poor,  is  clad  in  Turkish  trousers  and  vest,  and  wears 
upon  his  head  the  red  fez  or  felt  cap,  to  which  depends  a  black  tassel;  and  if  he  is  not 
afflicted  with  ophthalmia,  or  sore  eyes,  the  fact  is  an  exception  to  the  general  rule.  In  the 
streets  we  observed  that  the  mothers  carried  their  infants  astride  the  left  shoulder.  Donkeys 
are  for  hire  on  every  corner,  and  have  been  called  the  "omnibus  of  EgyiJt."  The  boy  at- 
tendant runs  beside  the  animal,  and  assists  you  to  embark  or  disembark  with  great  convenience. 

We  visited  among  jwints  of  interest  the  mosque  of  alabaster  marble,  in  which  repose  the 
remains  of  Mahomet  Ali.  We  were  driven  seven  miles  thither,  through  a  lovely  green  val- 
ley, over  a  fine  road  planted  on  either  side  with  acacia-trees,  bordering  great  stretches  of 
magnificent  fields  of  white  and  red  clover  in  full  bloom.  On  the  way  we  met  great  numbers 
of  camels  and  donkeys  loaded  with  bales  of  this  sweet  red  clover,  the  blossoms  hanging  from 


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/'YAAM/JhS  AXD    THE  NILE. 


THE    eVRAMlDS    AND    THE   NILE. 


both  sides  of  their  panniers,   making  an   exceedingly  pretty  sight.      Little  bunches  of  clover 
are  always  to  be  seen  in  the  front  of  vehicles,   the  drivers  feeding  their  horses  from  it  with 

their  hands  when  making  a 
halt  or  while  waiting  for 
their  passengers. 

The  a])proach  to  the 
pyramids  is  truly  calculated 
to  strike  the  beholder  with 
awe,  rising  as  they  do  ter- 
race above  terrace  in  massive 
limestone  block  against  the 
eastern  heavens.  With  two 
dirty  Arabs  to  pull  or  lift  on 
your  arms,  and  one  to  push 
or  hoist  from  behind,  after 
several  rests  we  reached  the 
summit,  and  were  more 
than  compensated  for  our 
trouble  by  the  fine  view  we 
obtained  from  the  lofty  em- 
inence. Standing  here  as 
they  have  for  thousands  of 
years,  probably  from  these 
same  massive  monuments 
Abraham  and  Moses  and 
Joseph  have  looked  out 
over  the  fertile  valley  of 
the  ancient  Nile,  but  pos- 
sibly unlike  us  with  the 
knowledge  of  how  these 
great  rocks  were  piled  on 
high,  and  what  great  ma- 
<  hinery  or  power  had  been 
ini])ressed  by  the  Egyptian 
architect  and  builder  to 
rear  them  as  a  wonder  for 


WHIKLINO    Dtl..\  iSHE.S, 


ALEXANDRIA. 


"5 


ages  to  come,  perhaps  not  to  crumble  or  fall  until  that  time  when  the  earth  shall  be  con- 
sumed with  fervent  heat,  and  the  heavens  rolled  together  like  a  scroll.  Descending,  we  stood 
before  the  great  Sphinx  with  its  stony,  far-off  gaze,  which  seems  to  pierce  the  veil  of  the  In- 
finite, and  fills  the  soul  with  mingled  awe  and  wonder.  To  us  this  wonderful  creation  of 
unknown  conception 
and  workmanship  is  a 
symbol  of  the  grave, 
the  unknown  country 
of  the  dead  from  which 
"no  traveler  returns." 

The  day  following 
we  went  over  to  old 
Cairo,  the  very  nest  of 
paganism,  where  we 
saw  the  howling  and 
whirling  dervishes  in 
their  disgusting  devo- 
tions. 

The  "howlers." 
sitting  in  a  circle, 
would  simultaneously 
bow  their  faces  to  the 
floor,  each  uttering  a 
fearful  groan,  then  ris- 
ing to  their  feet,  they 
would  sway  their  bod- 
ies backward  and  for- 
ward, their  long  hair 
sweeping  over  their 
faces  at  each  move- 
ment, at  the  same  time 
uttering  a  most  doleful 
guttural  sound  which 
gradually  increased  in 
violence  to  a  prolonged 
/loii'l.  The  "  whirl- 
ers"  were  habited  in 
mud -colored,  high 
peaked  felt  hats,  with 
gored  skirts,  having 
weights  in  the  hem  for 
ballast,  and  in  their 
dance  accomi)anied  by 
a  dull  sound,  would 
whirl  round  and  round, 
with  their  hands  and 
heads  in  one  position, 
while,  by  the  celerity 
of  the  movement,  their 
skirts  would  expand 
and  remain  in  the  shape 
of  a  bell.  The  sum  to- 
tal of  the  "religion"  of  these  enthusiasts  is  to  endeavor  to  propitiate  divine  favor  by  their 
antics,  and  to  make  their  "piety"  so  wonderfully  prominent  as  to  lead  the  ignorant  to  pay 
them  bountifully  for  their  pretended  intercessions  with  Deity.  Superstition  has  its  quack  pud- 
dings as  well  as  Bartholomew's  fair,  and  this  is  one  of  them. 

On  Monday  morning  we  returned  to  Alexandria,  where  I  was  booked  for  three  services 
in  connection  with  the  noble  missionary.  Rev.  Dr.  Yule.  Judge  Barring,  an  English  judgtf, 
took  much  interest  in  these  services,  which  were  held  in  the  large  Scotch  Presbyterian  Church, 
which  had  recently  been  built,  and  where  the  exercises  were  received  with  even  more  than 
Usual  interest. 


ECVl-TIAN    MAN,    WOMAN,  AND    CHILD. 


ii6 


/■///•  co.\  //x/::.vy  of  i-.ukopk. 


In  tlic  oldor  poriions  of  tlie  city  the  streets  are  very  tlingy  and  narrow,  but  in  the  newer 
part  the  lioiises  are  \ery  good,  the  streets  nicely  paved,  while  there  are  large  avenues  studded 
with  fine  coninien  iai  structures,  which  under  gas-light  give  one  a  sort  of  reminiscence  of 
Paris.  A  visit  to  romi)ey's  Pillar,  Cleopatra's  Needle,  the  Khedive's  jjalace,  and  otlier  points 
of  interest,  terminated  our  stay  in  this  old  city,  which  by  the  hand  of  man  and  the  process 
of  irrigation  has  been  built  upon  the  desert  sands. 


C'HAPIKR    XW — ThI'.  CoN'TIN'KNT  hi-    EfROPE. 

fN  the  afternoon  of  April   7th  we  found  ourselves  again  on  board   the  steamer  India 

bound   for  Ital\.     A\'e   remained   on  deck   for  a   long   time  as   the   Egy])tian   shores 

-p|$     receded,  and  until  onl}-  a  long  white  line  of  sandy  shore  was  visible,  and  alter  rather 


a  stormy  voyage  anchored  off  Messina,  on  the  Island  of  Sicily,  at  midnight,  ha\ing 
before  sunset  caught  a  glimi)se  of  Mount  Etna  and  the  island  mountain  ranges. 

In  the  morning  the  air  was  fragrant  with  the  ])erfume  of  orange-blossoms,   helio- 
trope,  and   other  flowers.      After   purchasing    a    basket    of   strawberries,    my   wife  and 
myself,    with    Miss    Le  Fevre  and   a   few  others,  disembarked    to  visit  some  places  of 
mterest,  among   whiih   was  a  beautiful   cathedral. 


Leaving  at  noon,  we  sailed  up  through  the  straits  of  Messina,  with  Sicily  on  the  one 
side  and  Italy  on  the  other,  passing  Mount  Stromboli,  whose  rocky  cone  rises  sheer  out  of 
the  sea,  and  now  being  in  a  state  of  eruption,  was  belching  forth  great  clouds  of  fire  and 
smoke. 

The  next  morning  from  the  ([uarter-deck  we  caught  our  first  view  of  the  charming  Bay 
of  Naples  and  its  surroundings.  To  the  left  was  the  famed  Mount  Vesuvius,  so  different 
from  the  ideal  treasured  up  in  my  mind  from  school-day  hours  to  the  very  moment  my  vision 
rested   upon  it.      On  the  right  nestled   the  Island  of  Capri,  surrounded  by  others  of  equal  size 


POMPEII. 


J17 


and  beauty,  bathed  in  the  beams  of  the  rising  sun,  while  seauard  tlie  resplendent  waters  of 
the  bay  shone  like  burnished  silver.  Turning  thence  our  eyes  were  filled  with  delight  as  we 
looked  on  the  palaces  and  villas  of  this  exquisite  cit}',  resting  on  its  half-amjjhitheater  stone- 
front,  with  its  hill  slopes  in  the  back  ground,  rendered  so  famous  to  the  world  by  the  pen 
of  the  historian  and  tourist,  as  well  as  by  minstrel  and  ]joet  in  song  and  verse.  My  expe- 
rience in  getting   my  baggage  through   the  customs   was  (juite   humorous.      My  organ   seemed 


to  be  the  perplexing  mystery  to  the  officials,  who  w^ere  only  convinced  of  its  non-warlike  and 
inoffensive  character  by  my  opening  it  and  playing  a  tune;  after  which,  laughing  at  the  ridic- 
ulousness of  the  affair,  they  permitted  us  to  seek  our  i|uarters  at  the  Hotel  Washington. 

After  a  visit  to  the  museum,  where  were  gathered  many  Egyptian  curiosities,  relics  from 
Pompeii,  paintings  by  ancient  and  modern  masters,  statuary,  and  bronzes,  and  after  a  call  at 
the  aquarium,  which  proved  to  be  very  interesting,  and  where  we  witnessed  the  feeding  of 
a  huge  devil-fish,  we  took  carnage  the  morning  following  in  company  with  several  friends, 
and  were  driven  to  the  excavations  at  Pompeii.  It  had  always  seemed  to  me  that  in  order 
to  visit  the  ruins  of  this  buried  city,  it  would  be  necessary  to  descend  below  the  surface  of 
the  earth  with  torches  in  hand,  as  into  a  cave,  and  I  was  surprised  to  find  a  large  portion 
of  it  thoroughly  exhumed,   and   s\irrounded   by  an   inclosure,.  to  gain  admission   to  which  w-e 


ii8 


A'OA/i:. 


were  charged  one  franc  each, 
which  sum  also  furnished  us 
with  a  guide.  About  one-half 
of  the  city  still  remains  in  sej)- 
ulcher,  while  the  exhumed  por- 
tion consists  of  long  rows  of 
liundreds  of  solidly  built  but 
molless  houses,  bordering  a 
tangled  maze  of  narrow  streets, 
in  the  intricate  windings  and 
(  rossings  of  which  without  a 
numitor  it  would  be  an  easy 
matter  to  become  lost. 

Here  we  looked  in  upon 
temiiles,  halls,  baths,  bake- 
shojjs.  theaters,  and  amphi- 
theaters, as  also  at  some  mo- 
saics, which  were  just  as  bright 
as  when  that  fearful  night  of 
destruction  swe])t  down  upon 
poMi-Eii— sTKKi..  ,vr..,  3,ij    drowned    this   city    in    a 

lake  of  liquid  mud  and  ashes 
full  eighteen  hundred  years  ago.  One  is  continually  wondering  amid  these  ruins  how  old 
the  cit^y  could  have  been  before  it  met  with  its  terrible  fate.  The  curiosity  is  heightened  at 
the  sight  of  doorstejis,  full  two  feet  in  thickness,  almost  worn  through  in  the  center  by  the 
feet  of  its  luckless  inhabitants,  as  also  by  the  deej)  ruts  or  lines  worn  in  the  solid  stone  pave- 
ments by  vehicles.  Gathering  some  flowers  and  maiden"s-hair  fern,  which  were  growing  on 
the  ruins,  we  partook  of  our'luncheon  near  the  entrance,  and  then  drove  to  Herculaneum, 
a  part  of  which  can  only  be  viewed  by  descending  beneath  the  surface  with  torches  in  hand; 
for,  though  as  suddenly  entombed  as  Pompeii,  it  was  swallowed  up  in  a  molten  sea  of  scoria. 

A  few  mornings  afterwards  our  party  drove  four  miles  to  the  city's  boundary,  riding  in 
carriages  up  and  beyond  the  cultivated  side  of  Vesuvius  to  and  over  the  black,  gnarled  old 
lava-flow — an  inky  ocean  tumbled  into  a  thousand  fantastic  shapes.  Reaching  the  Hermitage, 
some  eighteen  hundred  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea,  we  there  left  our  conveyance.  From 
this  point  the  journey  to  the  summit  is  conducted  on  foot,  and  any  number  of  guides  with 
climbing-stock  in  hand  are  ready  to  assist  you.  Myself  and  wife,  not  desiring  to  go  higher, 
walked  leisurely  on  until  we  reached  the  base  of  the  principal  cone,  and  here  had  a  fine 
opportunity  of  studying  the  panoramic  natural  jjicture  presented  to  our  view.  At  our  feet 
upon  one  side  lay  the  clear  blue  sea,  with  its  charming  island  clusters;  on  the  other,  or  land 
side,  a  carpet  of  living  green  verdure  stretched  far  away  into  the  distance,  while  at  our  front 
the  old  city  of  Naples  nestled 
quietly  and  peacefully  at  the 
foot  of  the  headlands  of  its 
beautiful  bay.  Others  of  our 
party,  however,  including  my 
son  James,  reached  the  sides 
of  the  crater,  and  looked 
dow-n  into  the  seething,  sul- 
phurous cauldron;  but  their 
view  outward  from  these  vol- 
canic heights  was  much  cur- 
tailed by  mingled  cloud  and 
smoke,  which  enveloped  the 
summit  as  with  a  thick  man- 
tle. .According  to  jirevious 
arrangement  we  left  Naples 
on  the  following  Friday  for 
Rome,  the  Eternal  City, 
where  we  were  kindly  met  at 
the  depot  by  our  old  friend. 
Rev.  Dr.  L.  M.  Vernon,   and 


■^  ^  I     I  I    ,1 


POMPEII — RUIN*;    OF    A    TEMPLE- 


J  UP.    CJJ-y  OF   THE  SK\-1:X  UIJ.I.. 


"9 


took  up  our  quarters  at  the  Hotel  d'Europe.  By  jirevious  appointment,  I  gave  two  services 
in  our  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  Dr.  Vernon's  Italian  mission  exclusively,  as  also  two  in 
the  American  Union  Church.  On  these  occasions  I  sang  my  songs  in  my  native  tongue, 
-which  were  faithfully  translated  to  the  audience  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Leuna;  and  thus  they  re- 
ceived the  gospel  of  song  through  the  instrumentality  of  a  converted  Italian  priest  of  much 
more  than  ordinary  ability. 

On  Sunday  we  attended  the  .American  chapel,  and  listened  to  a  good  sermon  by  Rev. 
Mr.  Langley  from  the  words,  "And  they  were  all  with  one  accord  in  one  place."  The  re- 
mainder of  the  day  we  spent  with  Dr.  Vernon  and  his  wife,  talking  of  his  mission  work,  in 


BIRD   b    LVE    VIEW 


which  we  felt  a  lively  interest.  He  had  just  completed  a  neat  little  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  which  was  situated  in  a  pleasant  locality  in  the  very  center  of  the  city.  In  the  serv- 
ices at  this  place  his  amiable  wife  led  the  singing  in  Italian,  having  thoroughly  mastered  the 
language  in  their  four  years'  residence  at  Rome. 

In  our  rambles  about  the  city  we  visited  St.  Paul's  Church,  a  modern  built  edifice,  most 
elegantly  constructed;  its  delicately  stained  windows  producing  a  rich  and  softening  effect 
upon  its  interior,  where  we  were  shown  some  fine  malachite  altars  and  twelve  pillars,  which 
are  said  to  have  been  brought  from  Solomon's  temple.  Thence  we  repaired  to  the  Pantheon, 
entering  it  on  a  level  from  the  ground,  though  recent  excavations  have  brought  to  light  the 
fact  that  its  portico,  the  bronze  on  whose  jMllars  has  been  taken  to  cover  the  high  altar  at  St. 
Peter's,  was  once  reached  by  a  colossal  flight  of  broad  steps.     Here  among  many  other  objects 


KOMI:. 


of  interest  we  looked  upon  the  tomb  of  Ra|ihael.  with  his  last  "sketch  '  inscribed  above  it 
upon  a  tablet.  After  a  short  visit  to  the  old  Roman  j-'onnn.  we  rejiaired  to  the  ruins  of  the 
palace  of  the  ("jEsars,  and  uantkred  wonderinj^l)-  amon^  its  old  vine-covered  walls  and  decay- 
inj;,  crumbling  arches  and  apartments.  A  short  distance  further  on  we  came  upon  the  ruins 
of  the  mighty  Coliseum,  so  symbolic  of  the  ])o\ver  and  grandeur  of  the  ancient  Roman  Km- 
l>ire,  and  jjicking  our  way  downward  into  its  magnificent  amphiteater,  could  hear  nothing  to 
break  the  awful  silence  excejit  the  twittering  of  a  few  birds  that  circled  above  our  heads;  and 
this  all  that  remained  of  the  vast  temple  where  once  the  i)roud  shouts  of  thousands  on  thou- 
sands, assembleil  Id  witness  the  most  terrible  scenes  of  barbarity,  which  in  those  days  rang  out 

and  were  echoed  and  reech- 
oed by  its  massive  walls. 

On  Monday,  with  Dr. 
Vernon  as  our  chaperon,  we 
visited  St.  Peter's,  the  largest 
church  in  the  world,  kwking 
with  especial  curiosity  ujjon 
its  magnificent  altars  and  its 
rich  pictures  in  mosaic,  the 
pieces  in  some  of  these  be- 
ing so  diminutive  as  to  be 
hardly  discernible  with  the 
naked  eye.  Here  we  saw 
the  reputed  tomb  and  the 
chair  of  St.  Peter,  whose 
disciple  hfe  has  such  pecu- 
liar interest  to  the  Christian 
believer  as  delineated  in  the 
sacred  page.  From  thence 
we  proceeded  to  the  Vati- 
can hall  of  statuary,  where 
we  were  greatly  interested 
in  the  representation  in  mar- 
ble of  the  "Dying  Gladia- 
tor," with  Raphael's  paint- 
ings of  the  "Madonna," 
the  "Transfiguration,"  and 
Jerome's  "Last  Commun- 
ion." 

From     Rome    we    de- 

])arted  for  Florence,  the  city 

of  art.  where  we  put  up  at 

Hotel    de   Paix,   situated  on 

the  banks  of  the  Arno,  the 

falling  waters   from  a   great 

dam  just  opposite  reminding 

me    of   one    other    night    in 

which    I    tried    in    \ain    to 

sleep  in  the  vicinity  of  the  great  cataract  of  the   Niagara.      I   gave  three  services   here,   two 

of  which  were  in  connection  with  the  church  of  Rev.  Dr.  Kittredge,  and  one  with  the  Scotch 

Presbyterian  Church,  all  being  most  cordially  received. 

Our  route  to  Florence  was  through  a  most  highly  cultivated  country,  its  broad  and  fertile 
fields  being  as  choicely  kept  as  a  flower-garden.  Those  accustomed  only  to  seeing  our  farms 
in  America  can  have  but  a  faint  idea  from  the  description  of  any  pen  of  its  transceiident 
natural  and  agricultural  beauty.  While  in  Florence  we  paid  a  visit  to  the  famous  church.  Santa 
Maria  Novello,  the  pride  of  the  great  artist,  architect,  and  builder,  Michael  Angelo,  and  which 
he  called  "his  bride."  From  here  we  went  to  the  National  Museum,  where  among  the  thou- 
sands of  rich  and  rare  curiosities,  we  noticed  a  great  collection  of  ancient  weapons  and  armor, 
furniture  manufactured  in  the  vear  1600,  majolicas  from  the  famed  manufactories  of  Urbino  and 
Grabbio,  as  also  "The  Ma.sk  of  a  Satyr,'!  the  first  work  of  Michael  .•\ngelo,  when  but  fifteen 
years  of  age.      During  our  stay  in   Florence   we  also   visited   the    celebrated  Uiifizi    galleries. 


Sr.    PAILS    MEIHDDIST    EflSCi)l'AL    CHiKlH,    ROME 


KOM/:. 


containing  without  doiiht  the  richest  and  most  celebrated  collection  of  paintings  and  statutary 
in  either  hemisphere,  among  which  are  the  "Venus  de  iMedici"  and  other  works  of  Raphael, 
besides  thirty-seven  original  drawmgs  by  this  great  master,  and  twenty-one  by  Michael  Angelo. 
In  this  attractive  gallery  we  wandered  for  hours,  feasting  our  eyes  on  the  sublime  achieve- 
ments of  the  pencil,  brush,  and  chisel,  and  amid  a  perfect  mine  of  bronzes  and  engraved 
jirecious  stones  and  gems,  feeling  our  inability  to  fix  upon  the  memory  even  a  tithe  of  the 
rare  and  beautiful  objects  which  met  our  vision. 


OF   ST.    PETER  S   AT   ROME. 


Our  last  afternoon  in  this  entrancing  city  was  spent  in  visiting  the  church  of  Santa  Croce, 
in  which  are  the  tombs  of  Dante,  Galileo,  and  Michael  Angefo;  San  Lorenzo,  where  the 
Medici  are  entombed  in  the  wonderful  sacristy  erected  by  Michael  Angelo,  and  within  whose 
walls  are  the  famous  statues  of  Pay  and  Night;  ending  by  a  call  on  an  Italian  Methodist 
minister,  who  wedded  a  wife  in  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  in  whose  company  we  visited  a  cem- 
etery adjacent  or  near  his  residence,  where  we  looked  upon  the  silent  mounds  that  cover  the 
remains  of  Mrs.  E.  B.  Browning,  Hiram  Powers,  and  Theodore  Parker. 

Climbing  the  Apennines  by  rail,  we  passed  through  the  gloomv  cavern  of  the  Mont  Cenis 
tunnel,  to  find  ourselves  in  the  charming  city  of  Tiirin,  the  capital  of  Piedmont,  which  is 
situated  on  the  left  bank  of  the  River  Po  in  full  view  of  Monte  Rosa  and  the  Aljis.  Here 
we  spent  the  Sabbath,  and  on  the  following  evening  I  gave  a  song-service,  in  connection  with 
one  of  Dr.  Vernon's  ministers,  to  a  fine  audience. 

'i'aking  the  train   we  passed  on   to  (lenoa,  the  tall   <  itv   of  marble,    and   whi(  h    1   i  all   the 


MiL.i: 


"step-stone"  city  of  all  Europe,  it  being  one  of  the  (liief  ])orts  of  Italy.  'I'he  ground  on 
wiiich  ClenoiX  it  built  is  rolling  and  uneven  ;  a  noble  succession  of  large  and  ancient-looking 
white  marble  jjalaces  are  situated  upon  its  three  principal  streets,  and  beautiful  villas  and  gar- 
dens cover  the  hills  in  its  background,  jjresenting  an   inspiring  sight  from  the  sea. 

During  my  stay  in  (Jenoa  1  visited  its  famous  i  emetery,  about  two  miles  from  the  city, 
which,  with  its  carved  cloisters  and  sculptured  tombs,  embraces  an  area  of  nearly  four  acres. 


LITV    OF    .MILAN,    ITALY. 


.\s  I  passed  its  gates  it  seemed  to  me  that  I  was  entering  a  hall  of  exquisite  statuary  rather 
than  a  silent  city  of  the  dead.  On  every  hand  finely  executed  human  forms  in  stone  rose 
before  me,  on  jiedestal  after  pedestal,  to  mark  the  resting-place  of  the  silent  sleepers.  In  the 
<-enter  was  a  circular  plot,  or  area,  in  which  the  poorer  people  were  interred.  I  also  visited 
the  celebrated  cathedral  of  .San  Lorenzo,  which  both  in  exterior  and  interior  is  one  of  the 
most  gorgeous  buildings  in  the  world,  its  chapel  of  St.  John  being  literally  decked  with  gold 
and  precious  stones. 

ArrivinL'  in  the  citv  of  Milan,  we  visited  the  Domo  Cathedral.     This  is  considered   the 


J'AKJS. 


second  largest  structure  of  its  character  in  Europe,  and  the  greatest  work  of  Michael  Angelu. 
It  is  built  entirely  of  white  marble,  and  is  of  the  richest  and  most  massive  architecture. 
From  its  roof  rises  into  the  air  a  forest  of  domes  or  spires  to  the  number  of  one  hundred  and 
thirty-five;  its  facades  and  eaves  are  decorated  with  nineteen  hundred  and  twenty-three,  and 
its  interior  with  six  hundred  and  seventy-nine  marble  statues.  The  massiveness  of  this  great 
building  without  is  fully  ecjualed  by  the  richness  of  its  ornamentation  and  decoration  within, 
the  Virgin's  Chajjel  being  most  beautifully  constructed  and  adorned,  while  its  stained  windows 
are  said  to  surpass  ail  similar   workmanship  on   either  continent. 


Chapter  XVI. — P.\kis  and  SwiT;^KRi.ANn. 


Ssi^ 


rUR  visit  to  Paris  was  an  occasion  of  great  gratification  and  delight;  an  indescribable 

sensation  of  pleasure   pervaded   our  minds  on   finding  ourselves  in  the  very  cradle 

of  courtesy,  gentility  and  politeness ;  the  palace  city  of  the  genius  of  artifice,  taste, 

,,j_,  and  fashion;  the  Mecca  of  the  painter,  novelist,  and  sculptor;  the  great  caravansary 

bM'    of  the  amusement-loving,   pleasure-seeking,  and   fashionable  world.      Paris  as  a  city  is 

jf      the    crowning   glory  of  the   earth;    it    is    beauty,   brilliancy,   grandeur,   and   splendor   all 

harmoniously  combined,  in  adoration  of  which  the  whole  civilized  world  may  be  truly 

'         said  to  bend   the   knee.      In    order  to   see    Paris   thoroughly  it  is  necessary  to   take   a 

twelve-mile  sail   up  and  down  the  waters  of  the  River  Seine,   spanned  with  its  twenty-seven 

bridges  of  stone,  iron,  and  wire,   many  of  which  are  of  the  most  elaborate  construction  and 

architecture,  and  ornamented  with  a  richness  to  which  no  jien  can  do  justice  in  descri])tion. 

From  these  bridges  can  be  seen  nearly  the  entire  river  front,  with  its  massive  granite  quays. 


l)E    T     RTOILE 


124 


r.tAjs. 


a  large  part  ol'  iho  inosl  interesting  portion  of  the  city,  long,  richly-sli.Tdtd  lioulevards  and 
extensive  gardens,  with  ])alaces  and  world-famed  structures  beside  and  in  the  midst  of  them, 
])resenting  a  sjiectacle  of  melrD])olitan  beauty  and  attractiveness  not  to  be  found  in  any  other 
city  in  either  hemisiihere. 

The  thousands  and  thousands  upon  i)leasure  lient,  to  be  seen  during  jjleasant  afternoons 
on  the  famous  boulevards,  the  Champs  Klysees,  and  the  Gardens  of  the  'I'uilleries,  riding  in 
gay  equipages,  mounted  on  beautiful  steeds,  or  on  the  promenade,  was  a  novel  experience 
to  our  eyes,  only  to  be  excelled  in  splendor  and  ])ageantry  by  Paris  at  night,  blazing  in  a 
jierfect  sea  of  illumination  from  myriad  gas-jets,  dependent  from  curbs  to  facade,  hanging  over 
river,  garden,  and  grove  like  wizard  fires,  flooding  palaces  and  stately  edifices  in  licpiid  light, 
and  crowning  and  encircling  l(ifi\  monuments  of  granite,  niarhle,  and  bronze  with  wreaths 
of  translucent  flame. 

Studded  with  dazzling  lights  and  lamps  as  thickly  as  skies  of  Bethlehem  plain  with  stars, 
gay,  careless,  giddy  Paris  at  night  on  mirtli,  fashion,  and  revelry  bent,  yet  ga\e  us  a  sweet 
and  peaieful  and  restful  thought  of  the  great  city  of  our  (Jotl  in  which  it  is  written,  "There 
shall  be  no  night." 

Among  other  places  of  historic  and  national  interest  we  visited  the  Tuilleries  and  Louvre, 
which  aflford  to  the  beholder  the  finest  architectural  view  on  earth.     The  palaces  and  build- 


THi'      .KIN'F. 


ings  inclose  the  Place  du  Carrousal,  in  whose  grounds  is  located  the  celebrated  .^rc  de 
Trium])he  du  Carrousal,  a  monument  erected  b\-  the  First  Na]5oleon,  commemorative  of  the 
celebrated  battle  of  the  First  Empire. 

The  renowned  Cathedral  of  Notre  Dame  next  claimed  our  attention,  which,  though  so 
often  rudely  attacked  and  injured  by  armies  in  change  of  dj'nasty,  and  so  often  sacked,  rifled, 
and  disfigured  by  the  mobs  of  many  a  revolution, — so  often  the  scene  of  royal  triumph  and 
coronation  and  kingly  humiliation  and  dethronement, — still  stands  forth  grand,  inspiring,  and 
'beautiful,  the  peer  of  all  the  Cothic  monuments  of  France,  if  not  of  the  world. 

Thence  we  took  our  way  to  the  Hotel  des  Invalides,  whose  l)uildings  and  grounds  oc- 
cupy sixteen  charming  acres,  and  which  is  the  noble  asylum  for  the  disabled  and  invalid 
veterans  of  the  I-rench  army.  Here  directly  beneath  a  massive  church  dome  the  great  warrior 
of  France  and  the  world.  Napoleon  I.,  sleeps  the  last  sleep  of  earth.  At  the  head  of  the 
sarcophagus  is  his  life-like  statue  in  marble;  near  by  is  his  victorious  sword;  and  here  hang 
the  standards  taken  by  his  victorious  armies  in  the  great  battles  which  made  the  whole  civ- 
ilized world  tremble. 

Next  in  order  was  our  visit  to  the  Bourse,  the  great  money  and  stock  exchange,  which 
structure  is  pronounced  the  finest  specimen  of  classical  architecture  in  the  city,  the  main  or 
central  building  being  surrounded  with  a  colonnade  of  sixty-six  massive  Corinthian  pillars, 
standing  boldly  out  like  a  grim  patrol  of  granite  sentinels. 

Thence  we  proceeded  to  the  famed  jjalace  at  Versailles,  that  historic  and  stupendous  pile 


CLIMB  IXC,    JJIli  ALPS. 


of  palaces,  so  renowned  as  the  home  retreat  of  the  French  kings  and  emperors  and  their  royal 
families  in  the  golden  epoch  of  her  monarchy  until  the  nation  at  last  emerged  from  the  storm 
of  succession  of  rival  kingly  factions,  and  threw  off  the  clutch  of  ambitious  rulers,  and  en- 
tered upon  the  full  realization  of  its  dreams  and  hopes  of  a  century — a  re])ublican  form  of 
government. 

The  Palais  Royal,  the  Cemetery,  the  Morgue,  and  the  National  I.ilirary— the  latter  the 
largest  in  the  world — also  claimed  a  large  portion  of  our  time  and  attention,  after  which  we 
passed  several  delicious  and  long-to-be-remebered  hours  on  the  Champs  Ely  sees,  or  Elysian 
Fields,  the  finest  promenade  in  France,  and  a  most  enjoyable  day  in  the  Bois  de  Boulogne, 
whose  park  embraces  an  area  of  two  thousand  five  hundred  acres. 

We  did  not  turn  our  faces  from  Paris,  and  pass  out  from  the  soft  and  soothing  sunshine 
of  France  without  throwing  many  backward  glances  upon  its  magnificence  metropolis,  richness 
of  landscape,  and  grape-crowned  vineyards, — glances  in  which  the  artist  memory  etched,  in 
ineffaceable  tracery  upon  the  tablets  of  our  mind,  remembrances  not  to  be  obliterated  until  the 
golden  cord  shall  be  loosened  and  the  pitcher  lies  broken  at  the  fountain  of  our  earthly  ex- 
istence. 


jut    U  lULEKlES. 


In  a  few  hours,  accompanied  by  our  dear  friends  the  Rev.  Dr.  L.  M.  Vernon  and  the 
Rev.  Dr.  C.  S.  Robinson,  we  pressed  our  feet  upon  the  soil  of  the  first-born  republic  of  the 
Old  World,  Switzerland,  so  famed  in  both  ancient  and  modern  times  in  history,  in  song,  and 
in  story. 

.\rriving  at  Chamounix,  we  secured  guides  and  mules  and  departed  on  an  Alpine  trip, 
taking  our  way  to  Martigny.  The  snowy  peaks  of  the  Alps,  the  famed  Mont  Blanc,  the  ice- 
fed  Rhone,  the  glaciers,  the  ravines,  the  canons  and  cantons,  the  torrents,  the  hospices,  the 
chalets,  the  precijjice  walled  villages  have  all  been  too  often  described  to  warrant  our  entering 
upon  any  thing  of  a  minute  description  of  our  journey,  more  replete  with  novel  sights  and 
exijeriences  than  our  wildest  imagination  had  pictured  as  in  the  range  of  possibility. 

Ours  was  an  odd-looking  procession.  My  little  son  Phillie  occupying  my  saddle  in  co- 
partnership, James  clinging  to  the  waist  of  our  good  friend  Dr.  Vernon  (who,  being  over  six 
feet  in  height,  in  order  to  keep  his  feet  from  the  ground,  was  forced  to  keep  his  legs  bent 
akimbo),  while  Dr.  Robinson  and  my  dear  wife  presented  quite  as  laughable  an  appearance  as 
they  guided  their  ungainly  steeds,  not  without  fear  of  possible  accidents  and  mishaps  along  the 
narrow  roadways,  bordering  on  deep  chasms  or  fenced  in  with  beetling  and  abrupt  cliffs. 

At  Martigny  we  visited  the  ruins  of  the  Castle  of  La  Bathia  on  the  summit  of  a  precip- 
itous rock,  the  ])riory  of  St.   Bernard,  and  other  points  of  interest;  and  at  our  evening  meal 


12b 


sn'irZEKLAXD. 


SWITZER  S    CRAGS    AND    PEAKS. 


GEXEVA,   FREIBURG,  A.\D  BERXE.  127 


partook  of  the  celebrated  Martigny  honey,  which  is  considered  the  best  in  Switzerland.  Thence 
we  journeyed  on  to  (Jeneva,  one  of  the  oldest  fortified  cities  of  Europe,  beautifully  situated 
on  Lake  Geneva,  through  which  flows  the  River  Rhone,  and  which  has  played  a  very  im- 
portant and  stirring  part  in  the  history  of  the  mother  hemisphere.  Here  we  visited  many 
ancient  churches  and  military  buildings,  imiversities,  etc.,  and  enjoyed  the  great  beauty  of 
the  fine  promenades,  from  which  we  could  command  extensive  views  of  the  Jura,  the  Vouache, 
Mont  Sion,  the  .\lps  of  Savoy,  the  Grand  and  Petit  Saleve  the  Voirons,  and  the  hills  of 
Coligny  and  Boissy,  overhanging  the  lake  which  is  situated  between  the  Alps  and  the  Jura, 
and  which  is  a  trifle  over  eighteen  leagues  in  length  and  about  three  leagues  and  a  quarter  in 
breadth. 

From  Geneva  we  journeyed  on  to  Freiburg,  mostly  built  on  the  sunniiit  of  a  toppling 
precipice,  the  principal  depository  of  the  celebrated  Gruyeres  cheese.  The  place  has  an  old 
castle  and  a  handsome  church,  in  which  is  said  to  be  the  largest  organ  in  the  world,  built 
by  the  famous  Moser,  of  Freiburg,  and  which  was  played  for  our  benefit  by  a  master  hand. 
Thence  we  proceeded  to  the  quaint  old  fortified  city  of  Berne,  the  Swiss  seat  of  government, 
whose  principal  streets  are  watered  by  a  canal  of  running  water,  which  supplies  numerous 
fountains  surrounded  with  figures  of  sacred  or  heroic  personages,  among  which  is  one  of 
Moses  smiting  the  rock  with  his  staff;  another  of  a  Switzer  woman  grasping  a  plump  of 
spears;  and  another  of  Saturn,  represented  as  an  ogre  devouring  little  children;  while  in  their 
vicinity  is  an  old  tower  called  the  Goliaththorn.  whicli  is  surmounted  with  a  figure  represent- 
ing little  David  and  his  sling.  Berne  was  founded  as  far  back  as  11 91.  It  is  inclosed  with 
ramparts,  walls,  and  tombs,  in  one  of  the  latter  of  which  a  den  of  large  bears  is  constantlv 
maintained.  The  bear  is  the  emblem  of  Berne,  and  the  city  is  said  to  have  derived  its  name 
from  the  great  frequency  of  this  animal  in  its  environs.  The  city  is  also  famous  for  its  towers, 
among  the  most  conspicuous  being  the  Cage  Tower,  or  Tour  des  Prisons,  and  the  Clock  Tower, 
which  contains  a  clock  of  curious  mechanism,  a  procession  of  armed  bears  and  small  figures 
announcing  the  striking  of  the  hours,  after  which  a  steel-clad  warrior  in  full  armor  strikes  the 
hours  upon  a  htige  bell  with  a  heavy  club  tipped  with  metal.  The  cathedral  is  another  point 
of  interest,  whose  building  was  commenced  in  1421,  and  which  was  completed  in  1502.  Over 
its  gate  is  a  curious  piece  of  sculpture  representing  the  last  judgment,  and  within  its  walls 
are  many  vestments  and  relics  of  antiquity,  and  two  conspicuous  monuments  of  the  founder 
of  the  city,  and  one  of  its  earliest  chief  magistrates.  In  the  public  library  are  thirty  thou- 
sand volumes,  and  one  thousand  five  hundred  manuscripts  relating  to  Swiss  history.  Here 
also  is  to  be  seen  the  stuffed  skin  of  the  dog  Barry,  long  a  faithful  agent  of  the  monks  of 
the  great  St.  Bernard,  in  whose  service  he  saved  the  lives  of  no  less  than  fifteen  persons, 
while  in  the  arsenal  near  by  is  a  figure  of  William  Tell,  the  Swiss  Washington,  in  the  act  of 
shooting  the  apple  from  the  head  of  his  son.  From  the  Terrosse,  a  handsome  promenade 
adjoining  the  cathedral,  shaded  with  beautiful  alleys  of  walnut-trees,  and  elevated  over  one 
hundred  feet  above  the  River  Aar,  we  obtained  a  magnificent  view  of  the  Bernese  Alps  and 
its  glaciers. 

From  Berne  we  departed  for  Interlaken  (signifying  between  the  lakes),  and  in  the  journey 
had  a  pleasurable  sail  on  a  little  steamer  over  Lake  Thun.  By  way  of  Brienz  and  its  beau- 
tiful lake,  thence  to  Alpnach-Gustad  by  diligence,  and  thence  by  steamer  on  Lake  Lucerne, 
we  pass  through  a  wilderness  of  wild  and  romantic  scenery  to  the  city  of  Lucerne.  With 
a  passing  glance  at  the  Black  Forest  and  the  Jura,  we  reach  Basle,  and  leave  Switzerland  by 
one  of  its  principal  mountain  and  lake-locked  entrances  for  Heidelberg. 

The  Castle  of  Heidelberg  is  a  combined  fortress  and  palace,  showing  the  styles  of  arch- 
itecture of  many  centuries,  and  presents  to  view  the  most  magnificent  and  imposing  ruin  in 
the  world.  It  stands  on  a  high  hill  overlooking  the  town  and  the  River  Neckar ;  and,  though 
bombarded,  sacked,  and  mutilated  by  many  a  hostile  army,  and  riddled  by  the  lightning  bolts 
of  heaven,  it  yet  is  rich  in  its  magnificence  of  ruin,  and  that  which  speaks  of  its  past  beauty, 
strength,  and  grandeur. 

After  a  short  delay  at  Frankfort,  renowned  for  Ijeing  the  wealthiest  city  on  the  globe, 
and  also  for  being  the  birthplace  of  the  great  German  banker,  Rothschild,  we  proceeded  to 
sail  down  the  Rhine,  bristling  with  impregnable  fortifications,  to  Baden-Baden,  so  famous  for 
its  baths,  gambling,  and  gayety,  and  thence  passed  on  to  Cologne,  and  visited  its  famous 
cathedral  and  the  Church  of  St.  Ursula,  with  its  curious  catacombs  of  nearly  three  thousand 
skulls  and  bones  of  saints  and  virgins,  and  other  interesting  sights. 

Our  train  whirled  over  the  great  drawbridge  and  through  the  huge  fortifications  into  a 
long  and  treeless  prairie;  through  the  coal  and  iron-laden  hills  of  Liege,  with  its  wealth  of 
furnaces  and  manufactories:  onward  to  .\ix-la-Chapelle,  so  famous  as  the  birth  and  burial  place 


1.1:1  rsii 


of  the  great   Emperor  Charlemagne;  past  the  renowned  waterMig-phi.  e  of  S|m.  and  the  level 
garden   land  of  Belgium,  one   hundred  and   forty   miles  to   Brussels. 

This  brilliant,  splendid,  and  sparkling  city,  with  its  wide  streets,  fme  [lavements,  charming 
houlevards,  ])romenades,  fountains,  and  s(|uares.  is  rightly  called  the  miniature  Paris.  At 
Brussels  is  located  the  French  House  of  Parliament  and  many  public  edifices  and  famous 
palaces  of  rich  historical  interest  in  the  record  of  this  portion  of  the  former  kingdom  and 
empire,  but  ])resent  republic. 

It  is  situated  on  the  River  .Seine,  some  fill)'  miles  from  the  sea,  is  beautifully  shaded 
with  linden-trees,  has  seventy  bridges  ui)on  which  is  lavished  the  purest  architectural  adorn- 
ment, and  is  a  veritable  bee-hive  of  industry,  its  principal  business  being  the  manufacture  of 
carpets,  laces,  hosiery,  linen,  and  many  other  articles  in  which  the  French  people  are  so  pre- 
eminently skillful. 

I'rom  Italy  I  went  forward  to  Vienna,  the  capital  of  Austria,  with  a  population  of  over 
one  million  one  hundred  thousand,  and  many  jilaces  of  interest  to  amuse  the  traveler.  During 
my  stay  at    the    Hotel    Imperial,  which  was  once  the   palace  of  the  Duke  of  Wurtemburg,   I 

went  out  to  view  the  Prater, 

,^     M^^^^fii        -_      — ,t     ^=  or    Hyde    Park    of   the    city, 

-'"--•'-  '-  '  containing  four  English  s(|uare 

miles,  and  beautifully  studded 
J  '  with   lime  and  chestnut-trees, 

=5-  in  which  was  held  the  Inter- 

T  national    Exhibition    of    1873. 

as  also  the  Stadtpark,  or  Im- 
[jerial  (larden,  besides  visiting 
the  Cathedral  of  St.  Stephens, 
the  churches  of  St.  Augustine 
and  the  Capuchine,  with  their 
celebrated  tombs  in  which  so 
many  royal  dead  are  sepul- 
chered. 

My  next  stop  was  at  the 
quaint  old  city  of  Prague, 
where  my  service  had  already 
been  arranged  by  that  most 
energetic  missionary  brother. 
Re\'.  Andrew  Moody,  who 
kindly  met  me  at  the  railway 
station,  and  escorted  me  to 
my  delightful  lodgings.  Here 
"'""'""'"■  I  received  a  most  hearty  wel- 

come from  a  fine  audience, 
who  manifested  much  enthusiasm  over  my  service,  and  I  was  sorry  that  my  visit  had  to  be 
curtailed  because  of  previous  arrangements. 

The  population  of  this  ancient  city  is  about  two  hundred  thousand,  of  whom  full  two- 
thirds  are  Jews.  It  was  the  seat  of  learning  in  the  Austrian  Empire  until  the  foundation  of 
the  Universities  at  Heidelberg,  Leipsic,  and  Cracow.  From  Prague  I  proceeded  to  Dresden, 
the  tourist's  paradise. 

At  Dresden  I  spent  several  days,  including  the  Sabbath.  This  is  a  most  delightful  city, 
and  is  inuch  admired  by  both  English  and  American  tourists,  who  are  consequently  to  be 
found  assembled  here  in  large  numbers,  ])eing  especially  delighted  with  its  cheap  living,  ex- 
cellent music,  and  rare  works  of  art.  Here  the  eye  is  delighted  with  beautiful  paintings, 
sculpture,  and  rare  china  and  other  wares,  and  the  ear  is  entranced  by  the  grand  music  of  the 
brass  bands  in  their  open-air  concerts.  I  gave  my  first  service  of  song  on  the  evening  of  my 
arrival  to  a  large  audience,  composed  mostly  of  English  and  American  visitors,  who  seemed 
much  pleased  with  the  songs  of  homeland;  and  a  song-sermon  the  Sabbath  evening  following 
in  Rev.  Mr.  Fogo's  church,  in  which  the  spirit  of  the  Master  was  truly  manifest,  and  from 
which  the  audience  seemed  to  depart  reluctantly. 

My  next  visit  was  to  Leipsic,  the  publishing  city  and  musical  center  of  the  empire.  Here, 
also,  is  the  great  (lerman  Booksellers'  E.xchange,  the  city  having  over  three  hundred  book- 
sellers and  publishers,  one  hundred  steam  and  two  hundred  hand-presses,  constantly  engaged 
in   printing   works  in  all   languages,   it  being  the   great  metropolis  of  the   Cerman  book-trade. 


HAMBrRO. 


12) 


Through  the  kindness  of  the  London  Sunday-school  Union,  I  was  next  received  at  the 
city  of  Berhn.  the  capital  of  the  Prussian  and  German  Empire,  which  has  fully  one  million  in- 
habitants, is  finely  situated  on  the  River  Spree,  has  five  hundred  streets  and  fifty-eight  squares, 
is  twelve  miles  in  circumference,  and  is  one  of  the  largest  and  handsomest  cities  of  the  Old 
World.  Here  are  to  be  found  some  of  the  very  finest  hotels  on  the  Continent,  with  many 
]jublic  and  private  structures  of  great  magnificence,  charming  zoological  and  botanical  gar- 
dens, and  many  fine  equestrian  and  other  statues  in  marble  and  bronze.  The  old  and  new 
museums  are  filled  with  the  finest  paintings  and  bronzes,  while  the  royal  library  of  seven  hun- 
dred thousand  volumes  and  fifteen  manuscripts  contains  the  Gutenberg  Bible,  the  first  book 
printed  from  movable  types.  I  also  visited  several  other  localities  of  much  interest;  and 
while  passing  the  Royal  Palace  caught  a  glimpse  of  Emperor  William  sitting  at  one  of  the 
windows. 

From  Berlin  I  journeyed  on  to  the  beautiful  city  of  Hamburg,  which,  in  my  estimation, 
outside  of  Paris,  is  the  handsomest  city  in   Europe. 


HAMBURG. 


Hamburg  with  its  environs  has  a  population  of  300,000  souls,  and  is  situtaed  on  the  north 
bank  of  the  river  Elbe,  and  about  seventy  miles  from  its  mouth.  A  magnificent  view  of  the 
city  and  its  suburbs  was  obtained  by  me  from  the  tower  of  St.  Michael's  Church,  which  rises 
four  hundred  and  fifty-six  feet  into  the  air.  The  botanical  and  zoological  gardens,  which  are 
very  extensive,  claimed  much  of  my  attention.  This  city  being  the  chief  commercial  port  of 
the  transit  trade  of  Germany,  of  course  it  bustled  with  business;  and  a  glance  at  its  mer- 
chants assembled  in  their  spacious  exchange  gave  me  a  thought  of  the  busy  throngs  in  my 
own  home  city  of  New  York. 

The  next  stage  of  our  journey  brought  me  to  Amsterdam  in  old  Holland;  and  in  no  sec- 
tion of  Europe  did  I  find  myself  better  known,  or  was  I  welcomed  with  such  heartiness  as  by 
the  good  old  Knickerbocker  Dutch.  Here  Pasteur  Adania  von  Scheltama  for  a  number  of 
years  had  been  engaged  in  translating  sermons  and  songs  into  the  Holland  Dutch,  and  had 
completed  my  entire  Song  Ministry  in  that  language. 

There  are  nearly  300,000  inhabitants  in  this  famous  old   city,   which  is  fully  nine  miles 

in  circumference.      Its  foundations  are  reared  upon  spiles  driven  into  the  shifting  sands  upon 

land  snatched   from   the  embrace  of  the  sea,   the   city  proper  being   ribboned  with  a   perfect 

network   of  canals   which   are   crossed   bv   more  than    three   hundred   bridges.      Here    I   gave 

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DKXAf.tKK  ,IX/>  Stl'EDEA'. 


fifty  consecutive  services  in  the  same  b\ii!ding  with  an  average  audience  of  eight  hundred 
people. 

From  Amsterdam  I  proceeded  in  company  with  Pasteur  von  Scheltama,  to  The  Hague, 
or  capital  of  Holland,  where  we  were  kindly  entertained  by  a  good  baron,  a  grand  type  of 
Dutch  nobility  ami  hospitality.  The  Hague,  having  nearly  100,000  population,  is  the  resi- 
dence of  the  Court  and  the  seat  of  government ;  it  is  fourteen  miles  from  Rotterdam  and 
five  from  the  sea.  Bronze  statues  of  William,  Prince  of  Orange,  and  \Villiam,  King  of  the 
Netherlands,  adorn  the  grounds  of  the  Parliament  House  and  the  Museum,  in  which  latter  is 
a  fine  collection  of  iiaintings  by  the  old  Dutch  masters,  including  Rembrandt's  "Anatomical 
Lesson"  and  \'andyck's  j)ortrait  of  ".Simon  the  Painter." 

This  city  had  further  interest  to  me  from  the  fact  of  its  being  the  birthplace  of  Huygens, 
the  inventor  of  the  pendulum  clock,  now  in  use  in  every  jjortion  of  the  habitable  globe.  I 
next  visited  the  city  of  Rotterdam,  the  second  in  size  and  imi)ortance  in  Holland,  situated  on 
the  river  Maas,  which  though  twenty  miles  distant  from  the  sea,  greatly  resembles  at  this  point 
an  arm  thereof.  The  city  has  a  pojjulation  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  thousand,  and  is 
threaded  with  canals,  spanned  by  many  liridges,  and  bordered  with  lu.vuriant  shade-trees.  It 
is  a  port  of  great  ccmmercial  wealth  and  importance,  the  home  of  opulent  and  thriving  mer- 
chants and  ship  owners,  the  largest  steamers  and  sail-vessels  landing  passengers  and  the  prod- 
ucts of  all  countries  upon  its  massive  cjuays. 


GuTTtM;LKG. 


My  excursions  from  here  to  Denmark  and  Sweden  were  full  of  pleasant  experiences,  for 
although  I  was  only  able  to  spend  a  few  days  in  each  country,  I  was  in  both  long  enough  to 
form  some  very  happy  associations,  and  store  my  mind  with  very  pleasant  memories. 

On  our  arrival  at  Copenhagen,  the  busy  Danish  capital,  we  sought  accommodation  at  the 
Hotel  d'Angleterre.  Copenhagen  is  a  very  interesting  old  city,  rich  in  fine  collections  of 
statuary  and  other  objects  of  interest. 

The  hospitality  of  the  Danes  we  have  never  seen  exceeded  except,  perhaps,  in  the  San- 
wich  Islands.  Crossing  the  borders  of  Sweden,  Melmo  was  our  first  stop.  Sea-bathing  is 
very  popular  here,  and  indeed  as  we  looked  upon  the  water  it  seemed  as  though  the  whole 
population  were  enjoying  its  cool  refreshment. 

After  singing  at  Helsinborg  we  traveled  through  some  uninteresting  country  to  Jonkop- 
ing,  where  we  had  an  audience  of  two  thousand  people  in  a  large  state  church — cathedral- 
like in  its  loftiness,  and  though  loth  to  leave,  we  were  compelled  to  pass  on  to  Xorkoping, 
the  Manchester  of  Sweden,  where  we  sang  under  the  presidency  of  a  chairman  who  did  not 


JiXGLAA'V  -LO.VDOX. 


speak  English.  From  Norkoping  we  proceeded  to  Stockholm,  where  we  were  kindly  enter- 
tained by  E.  F.  Larsson,  Esq. 

The  home  life  which  we  experienced  during  the  month  of  our  stay  in  Sweden  impressed 
us  as  much  as  those  of  any  country  we  have  ever  traveled  in.  Richly  furnished  parlors, 
with  a  profusion  of  mirrors,  but  minus  a  carpet,  seemed  a  decided  novety;  also  the  huge 
stoves,  which  much  resembled  some  monument  transported  from  a  neighboring  grave-yard; 
the  well-laden  tables  at  which  we  helped  ourselves,  standing  or  sitting,  as  we  liked  ;  these 
strange  things  and  customs,  together  with  the  kind  hospitality  with  which  we  were  greeted, 
stamps  the  remembrance  of  our  sojourn  among  the  Swedes  indelibly  and  pleasantly  on  our 
memories. 

Gaefle,  Upsula  ftlie  university  city  of  Sweden),  Oreliro,  and  ( njttenburg,  followed  in  quick 
succession.  From  Gottenburg  we  sailed  to  the  port  of  Hull  for  an  extended  tour  through 
the  United  Kingdom,  first  visiting  the  world's  metropolis,  Old  London,  where  we  received 
that  heartv  welcome  which  Englishmen  so  well  know  how  to  give. 


Ch.\ptek  XVII. — Enhii.anl) — London. 


'°^^W^\  HOEVER  the  visitor  may  be,  and  from  whatever  part  he  may  hail,  he  can  not  but 
wHli  ^"^  impressed  with  the  vastness  and  commerce  of  London.  We  are  accustomed  at 
,  ,,^^^9  home  to  look  upon  our  own  fine  city  of  New  York  as  a  wonderful  spot;  but  when 
5i&p  we  find  upon  referring  to  statistics  that  London  is  three  times  as  populous,  it  is 
difficult  to  credit  the  fact.  London  contains  more  people  than  the  whole  of  Scot- 
land, more  Scotch  than  Edinburgh,  more  Irish  than  Dublin,  more  Roman  Catholics 
than  Rome  itself,  and  more  Jews  than  in  all  Palestine.  Its  commerce  is  enormous, 
its  wealth  beyond  calculation,  its  munificence  princely,  and  its  charity  unparalleled. 
Every  five  minutes  a  child  is  born  within  its  boundaries,  and  every  eight  minutes  a  soul 
ascends  to  its  last  account.  A  thousand  sliips  are  always  in  its  port,  and  two  hundred  and 
fifty  millions  of  letters  pass  through  its  post-office  yearly.     Among  its  inhabitants  it  numbers 


'.^2 


HXGIA  Xl>—LO.\DO.\: 


one  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  habitual  crimiii;ii>.,  liy  whom  one-third  of  the  crime  of  the 
whole  country  is  committed.  Forty  thousand  coster-mongers  may  be  numbered  among  its 
tradesmen;  and  these  jnirsue  their  avocations  in  streets  which,  if  placed  end  to  end,  would 
reach  seven  thousand  miles. 

But  if  some  of  these  statistics  throw  a  shadow  on  the  picture,  there  are  others  which  en- 
circle it  with  light.  'I'liere  is  no  city  in  the  world  which  has  one-half  its  charities,  while  its 
religious  institutions  are  as  numerous  as  they  are  diverse.  But  it  is  not  by  size  nor  by  ([uantity 
that  London  must  be  judged,  though  in  these  particulars  she  is  far  ahead  of  all  liie  cities  of  the 
earth.  Other  cities  may  in  process  of  time  become  larger,  but  two  thousand  years  must  pass 
over  the  head  of  a  new  city  ere  it  can  become  encrusted  with  the  traditions  and  associations  by 
which  nearly  every  stone  in  London  is  covered.  Think  of  London  as  it  was  before  the  Roman 
sway,  when  a  temjjle  of  Diana  stood  where  now  stands  the  Cathedral  of  St.  Paul's,  where 
the  lawless  hunters,  who  chased  their  prey  in  the  surrounding  forests,  offered  sacrifice  to  the 


WESTMINSTER    ADl'EY    (SIDE    VIEW). 

heathen  deity;  and  think  of  it  now.  where  for  every  tree  that  once  witnessed  the  liounding 
deer  flying  the  huntsman's  clutches  or  gamboling  in  sportive  play,  there  stands  a  house,  the 
scene  of  honest  labor  or  the  home  of  civilized  life,  while  the  temi^le  of  Diana  is  supplanted 
by  the  largest  Christian  church  in  the  world;  and  then  think  of  the  wonderful  story  that 
connects  the  two  scenes,  extending  over  century  after  century  for  more  than  two  thousand 
years.  There  is  scarcely  a  street  in  London  where  some  great  man  has  not  lived,  or  some 
great  event  transpired ;  and  almost  every  spot  is  surrounded  with  associations  of  historic  in- 
terest which  ]3erpetuate  the  memory  of  the  social  and  political  conflicts  from  which  less  favored 
nations  may  learn  the  way  to  liberty  and  light. 

Westminster  .\bbey,  around  which  so  many  sacred  memories  cluster,  occupies  the  site  of 
Apollo's  Temple.  Here  lie  England's  illustrious  dead — crowned  heads,  jihilosophers,  sages, 
poets,  artists,  and  warriors — whose  monuments  have  been  dimmed  by  the  mould  of  ages.  It 
was  here  Queen  Victoria's  great  jubilee  was  held  to  celebrate  the  fiftieth  year  of  her  reign. 
The  kings,  queens,  and  rulers  of  nearly  every  country  were  present,  and  the  scene  was  one 
of  the  most  imposing  ever   witnessed   within   the  grand  old  cathedral. 


ENGLA.\D~L  OXDO.W 


Of  my  efforts  in  London  I  need  not  speak  in  detail,  though  some  of  the  occasions  may 
not  be  unworthy  of  record.  The  largest  place  in  which  I  ever  sang,  and  the  largest  audi- 
ence I  ever  had  was  at  the  Crystal  Palace,  London,  when  some  fifty  thousand  persons  must 
have  been  present. 

This  wonderful  building  deserves  a  great  deal  more  than  passing  mention,  and  is  one 
of  the  sights  which  no  American  should  fail  to  see  before  leaving  England.  Situated  in  the 
midst  of  a  beautiful  park,  and  upon  an  elevation  which  renders  it  conspicuous  for  many 
miles,  it  impresses  the  eye  of  the  beholder  as  a  building  of  great  beauty,  the  graceful  curves 
of  its  nave  and  transepts  forming  an  outline,  of  which  bright-blue  painted  iron-work  and 
transparent  glass  panels  form  the  detail.  Some  idea  of  its  outside  may  be  gleaned  from  our 
illustration,  which  gives  a  view  of  the  building  as  seen  from  the  immediate  fore-front.     The 


j.JIIII!l 


CRYSTAL    I'ALACE.    LONDON. 


inside  is  no  less  beautiful.  The  view,  as  seen  by  a  person  standing  at  the  end  of  the  nave, 
is  most  delightful,  the  whole  palace  presenting  the  appearance  of  some  vast  conservatory  with 
all  its  attendant  beauty  of  fountains  and  foliage.  The  nave,  before  the  fire  which  consumed 
one  end  of  it,  measured  something  like  a  thousand  feet;  and  the  scene  it  jiresents,  with  its 
tastefully  arranged  beds  of  rare  and  flowering  plants,  and  with  its  hanging  baskets  of  vari- 
egated creepers,  is  that  of  a  lovely  arcade  of  vernal  beauty. 

Next  to  that  of  the  Crystal  Palace,  my  largest  congregation  in  London  was  that  of  the 
Metropolitan  Tabernacle,  the  world-renowned  building,  which  is  the  home  of  the  church  min- 
istered to  by  God's  honored  servant.  Rev.  C.  H.  Spurgeon.  I  believe  he  has  disclaimed  the 
reverend,  and  allows  himself  to  be  advertised  only  as  Mr.  C.  H.  Spurgeon. 

The  Metro]:iolitan  Tabernacle  is  a  handsome  building  of  solid  and  massive  appearance. 
It  is  one  hundred  and  forty-six  feet  in  length,  eighty-one  feet  in  breadth,  and  sixty-two  feet 
in  height.  There  are  actual  sittings  for  five  thousand  five  hundred  people,  but  six  thousand 
can  easily  be  accommodated  without  much  crowding.  It  ).^  almost  needless  to  say  that  this 
building  is  crowded  every  Sunday  with   an   enthusiastic  and  working   people,    or  to  add  that 


KU 


EXGLAXD^LOXDOX. 


the  enthusiasm  and  the  work  are  part  of  a  contagion  which   spreads  with  the  warmth  and 
rai)idity  of  fire  from  the  ])latform  to  the  pew. 

\\'hile  in  London  I  also  liad  the  pleasure  of  stantling  in  the  jiulpit  of  City  Road  C"iia])el, 
and  from  the  same  ])lace  where  the  immortal  John  Wesley  swayed  the  multitude  by  his  elo- 
quence I  sang  of  thai  wonderful  Savior  he  had  extolled  }ears  before. 


C.    H.    SI'L-RGFON  S    TABERNACLE,    LONDON. 


My  farewell  service  in  the  world's  metropolis  was  given  at  the  City  Temple  with  its 
pastor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Joseph  Parker,  in  the  chair.  It  was  a  meeting  long  to  be  remembered, 
and  one  which  I  number  among  the  pleasantest  experiences  of  my  life. 

Among  the  principal  places  of  interest  we  visited  while  here  may  be  mentioned  the 
British  Museum,  one  of  the  largest  libraries  in  the  world.  It  contains  more  than  one  and  a 
half  million  volumes.  St.  Paul's  Cathedral,  the  most  imposing  and  magnificent  specimen  of 
architecture  in  the  city,  containing  numerous  marble  statues  of  England's  heroes.  The  clock 
on  the  Tower  goes  eight  days  and  strikes  a  bell  which  can  be  heard  twenty  miles  away.  The 
Tower  of  London,  on  the  banks  of  the  Thames,  should  also  be  visited.  This  fortress  was 
the  residence  of  the  sovereigns  of  England  until  the  time  of  Elizabeth.  In  the  Jewel  Tower 
here  we  saw  the  crown  jewels  and  regalia,  valued  at  twenty  million  dollars.  The  houses  of 
Parliament,  Bank  of  England,  and  Underground  Railway  are  all  worthy  a  visit. 

Scarcely  stopping  to  do  more  than  take  breath  in  London,  I  was  off  again,  and  this  time 
to  the  royal  borough  of  Windsor. 

Windsor  abounds  in  interest,  both  on  account  of  historic  associations  and  natural  beauty. 
It  is  situated  on  the  banks  of  the  Thames,  in  the  county  of  Berkshire.  The  great  park  liere 
comprises  ten  thousand  acres,  and  is  well  stocked  with  deer.  Besides  this  there  is  Windsor 
Forest,  which  is  fifty-si.\  miles  in  circumference. 

The  castle  (of  which  we  give  a  river  view)  was  erected  by  William  the  Conqueror  in 
the  eleventh  century,  and  has  been  beautified  and  extended  by  almost  all  of  the  illustrious 
tenants  who  have,  from  time  to  time,  inhabited  its  ancient  halls.  It  covers  twelve  acres  of 
ground;  and  as  it  has  been  the  principal  residence  of  the  kings  of  England  for  nearly  eight 
hundred  years,  it  is  rich  in  historic  associations  as  well  as  architectural  beauty.  As  may  be 
imagined,  the  works  of  art  and  other  treasures  here  are  of  immense  value.  The  state  apart- 
ments, which  are  on  exhibition  at  certain  times,  are  well  worthy  of  inspection. 

St.  George's  Chapel,  which  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  ecclesiastical  buildings  in  the 
world,  covers  the  ashes  of  many  illustrious  dead — kings  and  courtiers  sharing  alike  the  quiet 
resting-place  beneath  its  shade. 


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WINDSOR    CASTLE. 


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E.\GLAND— LONDON. 


Across  the  Thames  is  the  beautiful  Eton  College.  Here  are  educated  the  sons  of  En- 
gland's nobility,  and  many  a  name  famous  in  history  first  won  its  honors  in  these  college 
halls.  Mr.  (Madstone,  the  modern  Demosthenes  and  prime  minister  of  England,  commenced 
his  studies  here.  Adjacent  to  London  and  easily  and  (|uickly  reached  are  numerous  places 
of  interest  to  all  travelers.  A  score  of  one-day  trips  can  be  made  which  bring  the  tourist 
to  his  London  hotel  every  evening,  while  the  i)laces  of  note  within  the  old  city  are  almost 
without  number,  one  of  which  we  must  mention  here,  tlie  burial  ]>lace  of  the  renowned  Kun- 

yan.      The    place    is    called 
"Bunhill  Fields.^' 

Bunyan's  monument  con- 
sists of  a  white  marl)le  figure 
u[)on  a  high  tomb,  and  is  al- 
most in  the  centre  of  the 
cemetery.  Dr.  Watts,  the  au- 
thor of  so  many  well  known 
hymns,  is  also  buried  in  this 
jjiace.  Near  to  the  ceme- 
tery is  the  house  of  John 
AWsley,  the  founder  of  Meth- 
odism. But  we  must  hasten 
on  to  the  manufacturing  me- 
tropolis of  England,  .NLin- 
chester,  the  chief  consumer 
of  American  and  other  cot- 
tons. It  has  a  large  num- 
ber of  public  buildings,  in- 
cluding magnificent  public 
halls,  exchanges,  infirmaries, 
libraries,  and  colleges,  as  well 
as  a  cathedral  and  numerous 
churches  and  chapels.  It  is 
surrounded  on  every  side 
with  vast  factories,  and  its 
spacious  streets  are  the  scenes 
of  that  continued  bustle  and 
noise  incident  to  the  prose- 
cution of  great  commercial  undertakings.  From  Manchester  I  went  to  Nottingham,  the  cen- 
ter of  the  great  lace  industries  of  England.  On  the  outskirts  of  Nottingham  is  Sherwood 
forest,  celebrated  for  its  connection  with  the  bold  outlaw,  of  whom  the  song  says: 


JOHN    BCNVAN   S   TOMB. 


"Bold  Robin   Hood 
Was  a  forester  good 
As  ever  drew  bow  in  the  merry  green-wood.' 


Many  an  old  legend  is  still  extant  among  the  local  peasantry  concerning  this  wonderful  indi- 
vidual. Next  came  Derby,  a  town  in  which  the  first  English  silk-mill  was  erected,  and  where 
Spa  and  marble  ornaments  are  largely  manufactured.  From  Derby  I  passed  to  Loughbor- 
ough, and  from  thence  to  Leicester,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  flourishing  towns  in  England. 

My  next  engagement  was  at  Birmingham,  the  center  of  the  hardware  manufactures  of 
England,  as  well  as  having  an  extensive  trade  in  cheap  jewelry.  Bristol  was  my  next  stop- 
ping-place; and  Bristol  is  associated  in  my  recollection  with  very  pleasant  thoughts.  It  was 
prior  to  my  service  here  that  I  paid  a  visit  to  that  monument  to  faith  and  prayer,  the  or- 
phanage, erected  by  Mr.  Muller,  at  Ashley  Down.  This  institution  is,  perhaps,  the  most 
wonderful  in  the  world.  Here  are  fed,  clothed,  and  educated  at  the  present  time  no  less 
than  two  thousand  and  fifty  orphans,  the  whole  of  the  funds  for  the  support  of  which  are 
sought  and  obtained  wholly  by  faith  and  prayer. 

The  next  morning  I  started  early  for  the  South  Coast,  having  undertaken  to  sing  at  Ryde 
and  Newport,  in  the  Isle  of  Wight.  As  I  had  to  wait  two  hours  at  Salisbury,  when  changing 
trains,  I  took  the  opportunity  to  visit  its  cathedral,  which  is  said  to  have  the  most  beautiful 
spire  in  the  world,  with  other  very  attractive  features. 

After  this  I  visited  Carlisle,  an  old  historic  town  on  the  borders  of  Scotland,  and  subse- 


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137 


quently  the  town  of  Hawley,  in  Staffordshire,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  world's  famed  ]iotteries 
of  England.  Torquay  is  a  charming  spot  and  has  become  one  of  the  most  popular  places  in 
England  for  a  winter  residence. 

On  Monday,  August  6th,  I  was  due  to  sing  at  Plymouth,  which  is,  in  many  respects, 
the  most  important  town  on  England's  southern  coast;  the  extent  of  its  anchorage  marking 
it  out  from  an  early  period  as  the  chief  station  of  the  British  navy. 

Perhaps,  however,  the  most  remarkable  feature  of  Plymouth  is  the  breakwater,  which  is 
certainly  the  greatest  artificial  sea-wall  ever  built.  It  is  upwards  of  a  mile  in  length,  and 
cost  nearly  eight  million  dollars.  In  width,  at  the  top,  it  is  forty-five  feet;  its  depth  varies 
from  fifty-si.x  to  eighty,  and  the  total  weight  of  stone  deposited  to  form  this  gigantic  structure 
exceeds  four  millions  of  tons. 
Inside  this  barrier  is  anchor- 
age for  hundreds  of  ships,  safe 
from  the  tempests  of  the  wild 
Atlantic.  It  was  from  here 
that  the  "Mayflower"  started 
across  the  bounding  ocean  with 
its  faithful  band  of  voluntary 
e.xiles,  who  sought  a  free  soil 
whereon  to  worship  God. 

My  next  service  was  at 
Devonport,  which  is  so  con- 
tiguous to  Plymouth  as  to 
seem,  in  company  with  Stone- 
house,  to  be  but  a  subdivision 
of  one  large  and  populous 
whole.  On  the  day  following. 
I  crossed  the  borders  of  the 
country,  and  passed  into  Som- 
ersetshire to  visit  the  town  of 
Frome,  and  to  go  from  thence 
to  Stoke.  Both  of  these  towns 
are  tjuiet  country  places,  com- 
pared with  some  of  the  cities 
I  afterward  had  occasion  to 
visit. 

My  next  engagement  was 
at  Tunbridge  Wells,  at  one 
time  one  of  the  most  fashion- 
able resorts  of  aristocratic 
London,  a  spot  celebrated  for 
its  mineral  wells.  From  thence 
I  went  to  Brighton,  at  the 
present  time  the  most  fashion- 
able of  southern  watering- 
places.  At  Brighton  I  sang 
at  the  Royal  Pavilion,  built  by 
George  the  Fourth  as  a  coun- 
try residence.  This  is  a  splen- 
did pile  of  buildings  ;  and  the 
dome  room  in  which  I  sang  is 
frequently  used  for  high-class 
concerts.  Here  I  was  the 
guest  of  the  late  Mr.  Alder- 
man Ireland,  a  man  to  whom 
Brighton  is  much  indebted. 

From  Brighton  I  went  on  to  Hastings  and  from  Hastings  to  Portsea  and  Southampton, 
which  latter  place  is  celebrated  from  two  widely  different  circumstances:  First,  on  account 
of  its  maritime  importance ;  and,  second,  on  account  of  its  having  been  the  birthplace  of 
Isaac  Watts,  the  "sweet  singer"  of  England.  I  had  the  pleasure  of  singing  in  the  church 
with  which  he  was  connected,  and  in  the  vestry  of  which  hangs  a  fine  oil-painting  of  him. 


KNULlbH     LA 


'38 


IN  ENCr.AXD. 


On  Monday,  August  12,  I  found  myself  once  more  in  Devonshire,  and  this  time  for  the 
purpose  of  visiting  its  chief  city,  Exeter;  and,  although  I  had  not  much  time  to  spare  for  sight- 
seeing, 1  could  not  but  spend  an  hour  in  its  magnificent  cathedral. 

Passing  from  Exeter,  I  was  soon  on  my  way  to  another  cathedral  town,  of  scarcely  less 
interesting  character;  for,  on  the  evening  following  my  ai>pearance  at  Exeter,  I  was  to  sing 
in  the  ancient  city  of  Bath. 

It  is  not  always  easy  to  discern  a  reason  for  the  name  given  to  a  jilace  one  visits;  Imt 
the  reason  is  not  far  to  seek  in  Bath.  The  city  is  rich  in  the  possession  of  some  remarkable 
medicinal  springs,  which  have  been  used  many  centuries  for  drinking  and  bathing  jjurposes. 


At  the  present  day  Bath  is  one  of  the  handsomest  cities  in  the  country :  and.  a])parently, 
throughout  its  history  has  enjoyed  a  large  share  of  public  patronage  as  a  fashionable  watering- 
place.  Taking  a  last  look  at  Bath  from  the  railway  station — from  which,  by  the  way,  an  excel- 
lent view  of  the  city  may  be  had — I  passed  on  to  the  next  scene  of  my  labors,  Yeovil.  This 
is  as  picturesque  a  country  town  as  any  one  could  wish  to  see ;  but,  like  all  country  towns  and 
villages  of  England,  it  is  different  from  the  outlying  townships  of  America.  There  is  no  ap- 
pearance of  the  wild,  uncultivated  luxuriance  so  familiar  on  the  outskirts  of  American  cities. 
All  here  bears  the  unmistakable  impress  of  careful  husbandry  and  scientific  farming,  in  which 


/X  ^.VuL.-l.V/). 


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VIEWS    IN    CHESTER 


I40 


IN  Exai.Axn. 


the  utmost  use  seems  to  be  made  of  even  the  smallest-t  plots  of  ground.  From  Yeovil  I 
|)roceeded  to  Swansea,  and  in  so  doing  entered  the  j^rincipality  of  Wales.  It  is  a  matter  of 
curious  interest  to  the  traveler  to  note  the  diversities  of  dialect,  habit,  and  fashion,  which 
may  be  seen  in  the  different  quarters  of  this  "  United  Kingdom."  I  suppo.se  it  would  be 
impossible  to  find  within  so  small  an  area  elsewhere  races  as  distinct  as  those  of  England, 
Ireland,  Wales,  and  Scotland.  The  vernacular  of  the  Welsh  peo])le — which,  however,  is  only 
by  the  poorer  classes  in  the  country  districts — is,  though  somewhat  musical  of  sound,  most 
strange  of  appearance  in  manuscript  or  ])rint,  the  double  f's,  y's,  and  w's,  which  aboinid  in 
its  etymology,  making  the  words  ajjpear  i)e<uliar  in  the  extreme.  The  aijjiearance  of  the  old 
market  women,  too,  who  speak  this  language,  and  who  wear  short  skirts  and  high-crowned 
hats,  with  enormous  broad  brims,  like  great  extinguishers,  is  very  novel  to  eyes  accustomed 
to  "the  latest  fashion." 

My  next  engagement  was  at  Kidderminster,  a  manufacturing  town  of  considerable  im- 
portance, and  where  the  best  English  carjiets  are  made. 

.Vfter  visiting  Stafford  I  went  on  to  Chester.  Chester  abounds  with  anti(|uities,  having 
once  been  a  Roman  station.  Its  ancient  walls  are  still  standing,  and  are  about  two  miles 
in  circumference,  and  form  a  delightful  promenade.  The  older  houses  are  singularly  con- 
structed.    They  have   porticoes  running   along  the  front,   affording  a  covered  walk  to  pedes- 


I.INCOt.N    (_  ATHFIiKAl   . 


IN  EXGLA.XD. 


141 


SCENES    IN   THE    LIFK   OF   JOHN    BUNVAN. 


142 


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trians.  Heneaili  lliese  arc  shops  and  warehouses  on  a  level  with  the  street.  For  the  next 
three  clays  1  moved  amidst  the  vast  nianufactiirin);  centers  of  England,  giving  my  songs  in  all 
these  ])laces  to  large  audiences,  first  going  to  Oldham,  where  the  largest  machine  works  of 
England  are  situated ;  passing  thence  to  Dewsbury,  an  interesting  spot,  being  one  of  the 
earliest  ])laces  to  receive  Christianity  in   England. 

1  can  not  attempt  to  take  my  reader  over  the  route  of  all  my  tours  in  England.  whi(  h 
comprise  over  five  hundred  (lifferont  cities  and  towns  1  have  visited  and  conducted  my  services, 
nor  describe  all  that  is  really  grand  and  interesting,  for  my  space  forbids.  I  must,  therefore, 
content  myself  with  a  few  brief  notes. 

Soulli  .Shields,  New  (Jastle-upon-Tyne,  Scarborough,  the  fashionable  watering-place.  Hull, 
the  busiest  oQ  ports  and  the  abiding  place  of  trade  and  work.  Lincoln,  the.  city  of  the  fa- 
mous C'athedral,  which,  situated  on  the  summit  of  a  hill,  may  be  seen  for  many  miles  around. 
1  must  not  neglect  to  mention  my  visit  to  Bedford,  as  few  towns  that  I  have  ever  visited 
afforded  me  greater  pleasure — the  scene  of  Eunyan's  inimitable  dream.  I  could  not  help 
being  intensely  interested  in  all  that  could  be  seen  in  any  way  connected  with  the  author  of 
the  "Pilgrim's  Progress;"  and  I  can  w^ell  remember  the  thrill  of  pleasure  I  experienced  when 
standing  up  to  commence  my  evening  of  song  in  "  Bunyan's  Meeting  House."  I  realized 
that  it  was  in  connection  with  this  same  church  that  the  glorious  "dreamer"  ministered  and 
suffered  persecution.  Of  course  there  are  many  spots  in  and  around  Bedford  connected 
closely  with  the  history  of  Bunyan's  remarkable  career.  The  old  prison  consecrated  by  his 
incarceration  has  given  place  to  a  modern  and  more  commodious  building,  but  the  spot  still 
remains  to  prove  that  the  greatest  achievements  may  be  sometimes  accomplished  by  the  humb- 
lest means,  and  under  circumstances  of  the  utmost  disadvantage. 

From  the  city  of  the  unlettered  preacher  I  turned  my  steps  towards  the  ecclesiastical  and 
university  city  of  Cambridge.     As  it  is   interesting   to  stand  at   the  source   of  mighty  rivers, 

and  contemplate 
the  influences  and 
uses  of  the  many 
streams  that  flow 
toward  the  sea,  so 
is  it  interesting  to 
stand  in  a  city  like 
Cambridge,  a  no- 
ble seat  of  learn- 
ing, and  think  of 
the  vast  influence 
it  has  exercised 
upon  the  world, 
century  after  cen- 
tury, for  a  thou- 
sand years.  While 
here  it  may  be 
convenient  to  re- 
fer to  the  sister 
University  of  Ox- 
ford. 

The  Univer- 
sity of  Oxford  con- 
sists of  twenty  col- 
leges  and  five 
halls.  I  must  not 
pass  from  Oxford 
without  referring 
to  the  celebrated, 
and.  indeed,  un- 
Ijaralleled,  Bod- 
lean  library.  This 
marvelous  library 
contains  three 
hundred  and  fifty- 
six   thousand   vol- 


OXFORD   COLLEGE. 


IX  ENG/.AXD. 


'43 


umes,  and  twenty-five  thousand  manuscripts,  many  af  them  of  the  greatest  rarity  and  vah;e. 
PubHshers  are  compelled  by  law  to  give  to  this  library,  as  well  as  to  the  library  of  the  British 
Museum  in  London,  a  copy  of  every  book  published  in  England.  In  addition  to  this,  mu- 
seums, institutions,  observatories,  scientific  and  learned  societies  abound  in  the  citv,  and  alto- 
gether it  is  a  city  of  prodigious  knowledge. 

One  other  object  of  interest  I  must  mention  before  I  pass  on,  and  that  is  the  spot  made 
sacred  by  the  blood  of  the  saints — Cranmer,  Latimer,  and  Ridley — who  were  burned  here  in 
the  days  of  so-called  religious  intolerance. 

During  a  subsequent  visit  to  England,  I  revisited  most  of  the  old  spots,  and  renewed 
many  friendships  of  which  I  had  cherished  such  fond  recollection,  in  addition  to  which  I 
visited  at  least  a  hundred  towns  I  had  never  seen  before,  in  connection  with  each  of  which 


EARLY  HOME  OF  THE  WASHINCTONS. 


some  special  interest  seemed  to  exist.  Most  of  these,  however,  I  must  pass  by  with  the  merest 
mention.  Colchester,  Beccles,  Bury  St.  Edmund's  Kettering,  and  Duventry  headed  the  list. 
The  county  (Northampton)  contains  a  house  which  should  be  of  great  interest  to  every 
American,  The  engraving  represents  the  former  abode  of  Lawrence  Washington,  whose  son 
John  emigrated  to  America  in  1657.  and  became  the  great-grandfather  of  the  illustrious 
president.  Over  the  door  is  the  following  inscription:  "The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  taketh 
away,  blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord,"  supposed  to  be  an  allusion  to  the  death  of  a  child 
in  the  year  the  house  was  built.  It  is  situated  in  the  village  of  Little  Brighton,  Northamp- 
tonshire, and  it  is  a  remarkable  fact  that  in  the  church  are  the  arms  of  the  family  exhibiting 
the  "stars  and  stripes,"  since  embodied  in  the  American  national  flag, 

Northampton,  the  county  town,  next  claimed  my  attention,  now  the  place  from  which 
hails  one  of  the  most  blasphemous  infidels.  This  town  was  once  the  home  of  the  good  Dr. 
Doddridge,  of  whose  house  I  here  give  an  illustration.  In  Doddridge's  time  this  was  one 
house,  though  now  it  is  divided  into  several  tenements.  Few  better  illustrations  could  be 
given  of  the  good  which  may  be  effected  by  a  good  book  than  the  striking  results  which  at- 
tended the  publication  of  Doddridge's  "Rise  and  Progress  of  Religion  in  tlie  Soul."  It  was 
the  thoughtful  perusal  of  this  work  which  led  to  the  conversion  of  the  great  Wilberforce,  who 
afterwards  became  the  eloquent  opponent  of  slavery,  who  fought  out  the  battles  of  emancipa- 
tion in  the  British  House  of  Commons,  and  liberated  every  slave  then  living  under  British  rule. 


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My  visit  to  Gloucester  deserves 
more  than  a  passing  mention,  a  town 
in  whiLh  commenced  an  institution 
wliicli  has  grown  to  such  mighty 
projjortions  as  should  be  of  interest 
to  the  whole  Christian  community. 
I'he  story  of  the  origin  of  the  Sun- 
day-schools has  been  so  often  told 
that  it  scarcely  needs  a  repetition 
here;  and  yet,  as  it  is  ever  interest- 
ing to  trace  how  "great  events  from 
little  causes  spring,"  it  may  be  worth 
while  to  give  explanation  of  our  il- 
lustration. It  apjjcars  that  Robert 
Raikes,  the  editor  and  proprietor  of 
the  Gloucester  Jimnial,  was  once  vis- 
iting the  ])Oorer  parts  of  the  town, 
when  he  was  struck  with  the  pro- 
fanity and  lawlessness  which  there 
prevailed  among  the  young.  Upon 
inquiry  of  a  woman  if  such  things 
always  were,  he  was  told  that  on 
Sundays  things  were  even  worse. 
His  heart  was  touched,  and  he  de- 


termined to  open  a  school  for  the  gathering  of  children  on  Simday.  It  was  in  the  house  of 
a  Mr.  King,  in  St.  Catherine's  Street,  at  Gloucester,  that  the  first  Sunday-school  was  opened 
in  the  month  of  July,  1780,  and  Mrs.  King  was  engaged  as  the  first  teacher,  at  a  salary  of 
one  shilling  per  day.  Contrast  this  with  the  Sunday-schools  of  the  present  time,  and  I  think 
we  can  not  do  better  than  quote  Dr.  J.  H.  Vincent's  remarks  on  the  Sunday-school  of  to- 
day.    He  says : 

"It  is  a  product  of  the  church. 

It  is  a  part  of  the  church. 

It  is  the  primitive  method  of  the  church. 

It  should  be  controlled  and  supported  by  the  church. 

It  should  be  resjionsible  to  the  church. 


THE  oKiGix  ur   Tiii:  ;-.;;;  1- A V- SC HOOL. 


jx  /■:xu/..i.\'D. 


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It  should  cooperate  with  the  entire  part  of  the  rhurch. 

It  should  promote  the  unity  of  the  church. 

It  should  be  the  Bible-school  for  the  church." 

Cheltenham,  Taunton,  Barnstable,  and  Guildford  followed  Crloucester  in  quick  succession. 
I  also  visited  York,  where  stands  the  old  Cathedral,  acknowledged  by  many  to  be  the  most 
beautiful  in  the  kmgdom.  From  the  quiet  which  always  seems  more  or  less  to  reign  in 
cathedral  towns,  I  passed  the  next  morning  to  the  noise  of  furnace-burning,  hammer-wielding, 
scissor-grinding  Sheffield. 

From  the  time  of  Chaucer,  Sheffield  has  been  celebrated  for  its  cutlery;  and  now  its  hun- 
dreds of  factories  turn  out,  week  by  week,  enormous  quantities  of  cutlery  of  various  kinds. 
It  is  here  that  many  of  the  guns  are  cast,  which  are  at  all  times  ready  to  pour  their  tons 
of  missiles  upon  the  foes  of  Britain,  or  to  engage  in  the  more  peaceful,  and  happily  the  more 
frequent,  occupation  of  firing  a  royal  salute. 

Subsequently  to  this  I  visited  many  of  the  principal  towns  in  Cornwall,  including  Pen- 
zance, Falmouth,  etc.,  finding  among  the  Cornish  miners  responsive  hearts,  and  sympathies 
quite  open  to  the  acceptance  of  sacred  song. 

But  I  must  not  bid  farewell  to  Great  Britain  without  a  few  words  concerning  the  spot 
which  is  the  first,  and  usually  the  last,  seen  by  the  American  traveler, — I  mean  Liverpool, 
the  great  shipiiing  metropolis  of  Mother  England. 


ST.    GEOK^iE  s    HALL.    LI  \' E  FCLi )' iL. 


Though  irregularly  laid  out,  it  has  many  broad,  straight,  and  handsome  thoroughfares. 
Its  docks  and  shipping  accommodations  are,  however,  its  most  remarkable  features.  Along 
the  shores  of  the  Mersey  there  is  a  line  of  docks  and  basins  over  nine  miles  in  length,  having 
an  aggregate  water  area  of  three  hundred  acres,  and  a  quay  space  of  twenty  miles  in  extent, 
reclaimed  from  the  river.  About  twenty-fi\e  hundred  vessels  belong  to  the  port,  and  upwards 
of  fifteen  thousand  enter  it  annually,  besides  numerous  crafts  engaged  in  the  fisheries.  Im- 
mense warehouses  surround  the  docks  to  accommodate  the  cargoes  of  this  commercial  fleet; 
and  these,  as  may  be  supposed,  are  fitted  with  hydraulic  lifts  and  suitable  appliances  for  the 
removal  and  storage  of  goods.  The  town  abounds  in  churches,  chapels,  hospitals,  and  other 
charities,  and  with  Manchester  ranks  next  to  London  in  commercial  importance. 

St.  George's  Hall,  which  is  used  for  large  meetings  and  concerts,  is  another  fine  build- 
ing. It  is  built  in  the  Corinthian  style,  and  has  apartments  in  which  the  assize  courts  are 
held.  There  is  a  magnificent  organ  in  the  concert  room.  From  Liverpool  we  make  a  short 
visit  to  the  land  o'  cakes. 

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Tin-:  l.AXD  O'    f./A'A.V. 


C'HAI'TKK     will. 


Ill      1. AMI    (  )'    C'aKIS. 


I^N  passing  rapidly  from  one  country  to  another,  few  things  strike  the  traveler  as  more 
Jfc    curious  than  the  short  time  it  taives  him,   in  these  days  of  express  locomotion,   to 
S^a,    pass  from  one  community  to  another  of  totally  different  national  characteristics. 

I  su])pose  there  is  scarcely  a  land  in  all  the  earth  with  which  the  feet  of  Scotch- 
men are  unfamiliar.  Every  one  knows  how  a  brave  son  of  Scotland,  Dr.  Livingstone, 
labored  for  the  civilization  of  Africa;  and  how  our  American  Stanley  ministered  to  him 
in  the  trackless  region  where  he  found  him ;  and  this  is  no  more  a  solitary  instance 
of  Scotch  devotion  than  an  isolated  case  of  American  enterprise.  Born  in  a  country 
calculated  to  develo]3  hardihood  of  character,  the  natives  of  Scotland  have  shown  themselves 
capable  of  great  endurance,  perseverance,  and  enterprise  in  almost  every  quarter  of  .the  earth. 


PRINCE  S   STREET,    EDINBURGH. 


In  literature,  law,  and  learning  they  have  filled  the  foremost  ranks;  while  in  other  branches 
of  enterprise  they  have  attained  a  distinction  of  which  their  country  may  well  be  proud. 

Our  first  stop  in  Scotland  is  in  the  beautiful  city  of  Edinburgh.  It  is  difficult  to  say  for 
which  Edinburgh  is  the  most  famous  :  its  historic  associations,  its  literary  annals,  or  its  nat- 
ural beauty.  The  crumbling  walls  of  Holyrood  remind  us  of  the  unhappy  Mary  Queen  of 
Scots,  and  the  ])almy  days  of  the  kings  of  Scotland ;  the  castle  in  the  center  of  the  old  town, 
of  the  birth  of  James  the  First,  under  whose  dynasty  the  kingdom  of  Scotland  became  united 
with  that  of  England,  and  to  whom  the  authorized  version  of  the  English  Bible  was  dedicated. 

The  beautiful  memorial,  peeping  out  from  its  surroundings  of  shrubs  and  flowers,  reminds 
us  of  the  great  Scotch  novelist.  Sir  Walter  Scott,  whose  works  produced  such  a  profound  sen- 
sation fifty  years  ago;  while  the  position  of  the  town  reminds  us  of  that  passage  in  .Sacred 
Scripture  which  speaks  of  a  city  that  is  set  upon  a  hill,  and  which  can  not  be  hid. 

John  Knox  lived  and  died  here  in  a  house  which  still  stands;  besides  whom  Dr.  Chal- 


EDI.Xin  KGH. 


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mers,  Dr.  Livingstone,  Dr.  Guthrie,  and  many  others  continue  to  Hve  in  the  hearts  of  their 
countr)inen. 

Many  days  might  be  spent  in  visiting  the  spots  of  interest  in  and  adjacent  to  this  beau- 
tiful city,  and  many  hours  be  profitably  employed  in  reading  the  lessons  of  the  lives  of  Edin- 
burgh's illustrious  dead  and  livina". 


ABERDEEN. 


No  one  should  leave  Edinburgh  without  having  climbed  the  Castle  Hill  to  look  down 
upon  the  city  beneath;  nor  the  Castle  Hill  without  viewing  it  from  end  to  end.  One  would 
fain  linger  in  thought,  as  well  as  in  reality,  among  these  scenes  of  beauty  and  romance. 
Here  my  services  were  held  in  the  famous  Free  Assembly  Hall,  at  which  Dr.  H.  Bonar,  the 
poet,  presided.  But  a  pilgrim  who  is  circling  the  globe  must  not  linge'r  anvwhere;  and  when 
he  has  circled  he  must  not  weary  his  friends  with  descriptions  of  places  which  must  be  seen 
to  be  appreciated. 

From  Edinburgh  I  went  to  the  busiest  city  in  Scotland,  Glasgow.  It  has  a  population 
of  some  six  hundred  thousand  or  seven  hundred  thousand  people,  who  supply  the  motive 
power  to  its  many  enterprises.  The  city  is  divided  by  the  River  Clyde,  which  is  spanned 
by  several  handsome  bridges.  It  was  in  this  town  that  Watt  commenced  his  improvements 
on  the  steam  engine,  and  it  was  on  the  Clyde  that  the  Comet,  the  first  steamboat,  was  launched 
in  1812.  Extensive  trade  is  done  here  in  iron  shipbuilding,  as  well  as  in  many  other  branches 
of  commercial  enterprise.  Thomas  Campbell,  the  poet,  was  born  here,  as  was  also  Sir  John 
Moore,  the  great  soldier,  and  Lord  Clyde,  the  great  statesman.  After  visiting  Glasgow  I 
gave  evenings  of  song  at  a  number  of  different  jjlaces  in  Scotland,  enjoying  the  wild  Scotch 
scenery  as  much  as  the  hospitality  of  the  people. 

Aberdeen  is  a  very  fine  citv,  built  of  granite,  and  it  is  said  of  it,  "The  more  it  rains 
the  cleaner  it  is.'"  However  this  may  be,  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  material  of  which 
the  city  is  built  gives  it  a  very  massive  and  cleanly  appearance.  Aberdeen  is  an  exceedingly 
interesting  city,  having  its  uni\'ersity  and  other  public  buildings.     It  is  on  the  sea  coast,  and 


I4S  IKEI.AXn. 


has  a  fine  harbor  aiul  a  granite  j)ier  two  thousand  feet  long.  It  has  many  manufactories, 
and  does  a  consiiierahle  trade  with  London. 

Journeying  sometimes  in  one  direction  ami  sometimes  in  another,  I  visited  Arbroath, 
Inverness.  l)undee,  Forfar,  Elgin,  and  Paisley,  from  whence  we  have  the  far-famed  Paisley 
shawls.  Perth,  also,  came  in  for  a  share  of  my  attention,  a  city  of  many  attractions;  Stir- 
ling, too,  with  its  beautiful  castle  and  jjicturesque  scenery,  besides  Tain  and  Wick,  in  the 
northernmost  point  of  Scotland,  w^here  the  inhabitants  have  hardly  two  hours  of  night,  it 
being  in  my  memory  while  in  this  locality  that  1  was  able  to  read  without  lamp,  candle,  or 
gas  at  midnight,  and  to  have  risen  at  two  o'clock  in  the  morning,  it  then  being  early  dawn. 
Dumfries  also  detained  me  one  evening,  in  the  church-yard  of  which  town  lie  the  remains 
of  Robert  IJurns,  the  Scotch  poet. 

In  all  of  these  old  Scotch  towns  and  cities  my  services  were  gratifyingly  received;  and 
such  was  the  charming  scenery  in  these  grand  old  Highlands,  and  the  hospitality  of  its  people. 
that  I  sincerely  regretted  that  my  stay  was  necessarily  so  short.  July  is  the  most  delightful 
of  all  the  months  for  a  visit  to  these  noble  northern  hills,  with  their  bracing  and  healthful 
breezes,  their  beautiful  heather,  dancing  cascades,  and  pure  atmosphere,  upon  which  even  the 
Scotch  mists  conspire  with  the  rest  to  make  the  change  from  the  lowlands  sweet  in  present 
enjoyment  and  dear  to  after  memory. 

A  short  journey  across  the  channel  from  Glasgow  to  Londonderry  brings  the  traveler  upon 
Irish  soil,  and  into  connection  with  a  singular  and  interesting  people.  American  readers  may 
think  that  they  do  not  need  to  be  introduced  to  the  typical  Irish  character,  as  they  have  met 
with  many  Irishmen  in  New  York  and  other  parts  of  the  United  States ;  but  I  am  able  to 
say  that  but  scant  justice  will  be  done  to  the  Irish  character  if  it  is  judged  by  that  with 
which  we  are  generally  familiar  at  home. 


Chapter  XIX. — Ireland. 


fO  the  admirers  of  the  beautiful  and  picturesque  no  country  in  the  world  possesses 
greater  attractions  than  Ireland.  From  the  Giant's  Causeway  in  the  north  to  the 
unrivalled  lakes  of  Killarney  in  the  south,  the  "Green  Isle"  presents  a  vast  par- 
'^W\  terre,  abounding  with   the  most  sublime  scenery,  while  the  sweet   melodies  of  the 

■j^  ancient  bards  blend  with  and  lend  an  additional  charm  to  almost  every  locality.  Ire- 
*  T  land  is  indeed  a  country  of  rare  and  exquisite  beauty,  viewed  under  whatever  aspect 
I  we  may.  It  is  surrounded  by  one  hundred  and  ninety-six  islands  like  satellites,  many 
of  them  of  considerable  size,  and  all  of  them  invested  with  legends  that  impart  to  each  a 
peculiar  and  uniipie  interest.  It  is  astonishing  to  find  so  many  places  distinguished  by  monu- 
ments of  the  remote  past.  Cromlech's  caves,  cairns,  pillars,  raths,  forts,  towers,  sculptured 
crosses,  churches,  castles,  etc.,  all  implying  the  existence  of  a  race  of  intelligent  people.  Lon- 
donderry (where  we  landed  from  Glasgow)  is  built  upon  a  ridge  on  the  river  Fayle,  and  is 
memorable  in  history  as  having  outlived  a  siege  in  the  time  of  James  II.  Macaulay  gives 
a  brilliant  description  of  this  siege  in  his  "  History  of  England,"  and  the  tale  of  heroism  and 
hardship  is  cherished  by  the  townsmen  to  this  day.  We  Americans  sometimes  twit  our  trans- 
atlantic neighbors  on  their  habit  of  dwelling  upon  the  past,  it  being  rather  our  custom  to  glory 
in  the  future;  but  after  all  the  nation  that  has  a  history  may  be  pardoned  for  dwelling  upon 
the  triumphs  of  the  past;  for  even  we  are  guilty  of  this  on  the  Fourth  of  July. 

Coleraine  was  the  next  Irish  town  visited.  The  place  is  celebrated  for  the  manufacture 
of  Irish  whisky,  but  it  is  not  on  this  account  that  I  mention  it,  but  simply  because  it  was 
from  here  that  I  visited  that  marvelous  natural  formation,  the  Giant's  Causeway. 

The  Giant's  Causeway  is  situated  at  the  northern  extremity  of  the  County  of  Antrim,  a 
short  distance  from  Port  Rush  and  the  ruins  of  Dunluce  Castle.  It  consists  of  hosts  of  basilic 
pillars,  varying  in  shape  from  a  pentagon  to  an  octagon,  and  in  length  from  ten  to  eighty  feet, 
the  whole  being  so  closely  stacked  together  that  it  would  be  difficult  to  insert  a  knife-blade 
between  them.  In  the  entire  Causeway  it  is  computed  there  are  from  thirty  to  forty  thou- 
sand pillars.  These  are  strangely  arranged  in  groups,  and  have  received  such  fantastic  names 
as  the  Giant's  Chair,  his  Loom,  his  Theater,  his  Bagpipes,  while  scattered  around  lie  countless 
rocks  and  columns  seemingly  flung  from  their  original  position,  resembling  an  immense  fabric 
hurled  into  desolation  by  some  terrible  convulsion  of  nature.  Visitors  to  the  Giant's  Cause- 
way on  their  arrival  are  sure  to  be  accosted  by  a  host  of  guides,  who  ])roffer  their  services 


f.V  IKELAKD. 


■49 


I50 


/X  IREI.AXD. 


and  at  the  same  timo  filler  for  sale  small  boxes  of  '■specimens."'  These  are  very  neaih 
made,  and  the  i)rice  asked  is  generally  about  iialf  a  crown,  but  as  the  da)-  atlvanees,  and 
sales  become  less  frequent,  the  price  is  ])roportionally  reduced. 

.\fter  visiting  Hallymena  and  Carrickfergus  (tiie  latter  town  chiefly  intere.sting  for  the 
romance  of  its  history  and  an  old  castle,  which  is  still  kejjt  fortified),  we  proceeded  to  Bel- 
fast, the  capital  city  of  the  north. 

Few  towns  that  I  have  visited  present  a  cleaner  and  more  thrifty  apjiearance  than  Belfast. 
It  possesses  the  busy  a])pearance  of  Manchester  and  Glasgow-  without  the  dirt  and  smoke  of 
either.     Its  buildings  are  good,  and  many  of  its  streets  regular  and  wide. 

Situated  within  two  hundred  miles  of  both  Glasgow  and  Manchester,  and  with  ready 
means  of  communication  with  both,  a  large  trade  has  sprung  up,  of  which  Irish  linen  forms 
the  most  prominent  part. 

On  one  occasion,  while  in  Belfiist,  an  amusing  incident  occurred  about  which  my  friends 
are  very  fond  of  joking  me.  I  was  invited  to  visit  one  of  the  ])ri.sons,  and  accepting  the  invita- 
tion found  that  the  warden  had  made  (juite  elaborate  prejiarations  for  receiving  me.  Mottoes 
of  welct)nie  were  hung  about  the  jirison  walls:  and  as  I  entered  the  corridors  I  was  greeted  by 
a  sort  of  welcome  salute  from  a  number  of  the  inmates  to  whom  1  was  introduced,  and  in- 
vited to  make  a  speech.  Feeling  thoroughly  embarrassed,  but  realizing  that  I  must  sav  some- 
thing. I  stammered  out:  "Gentlemen,  Fm  glad  to  see  so  many  of  you  here.'  At  this  point 
my  wife  whispered:  "This  is  a  prison,  and  not  a  Sabbath-school."  Of  course  I  realized  my 
situation,  ctir.'aileJ  my  eloquence,  and  escajjed  from  my  dilemma  by  singing  a  song. 


ATLANTIC    STEAMSHIl', 


I  also  gave  my  entertainments  at  Portadown  and  Lurgan,  and  then  went  on  to  Ireland's 
capital,  Dublin.  Dublin  is  a  fine  city.  The  Liffey,  a  considerable  river,  intersects  the  town, 
and  is  crossed  by  six  stone  and  three  iron  bridges,  and  bordered  on  each  side  by  granite 
quays  two  and  a  half  miles  in  length.  Sackville  street  is  one  of  the  great  thoroughfares  and 
fashionable  promenades  of  Ireland's  metropolis,  and  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  finest  streets 
in  Euro])e.  The  bridge  and  city  perspective  at  the  lower  end,  the  noble  pillar  of  Lord  Nelson 
in  the  center,  and  the  rich  and  extensive  facade  of  the  general  post-office  at  the  middle  of 
its  west  side,  combine  with  its  remarkable  spaciousness  to  produce  a  very  pleasing  effect. 
The  principal  buildings  are  the  castle,  in  which  are  the  general  offices,  as  also  armories,  ar- 
senals, and  police  barracks,  adjoining  which  are  the  law  courts  and  military  barracks,  and  the 
college  and  the  Bank  of  Ireland,  which  was  formerly  the  Parliament  House.  There  are  also 
medical  schools  and  two  cathedrals,  namely,  those  of  Christ  Church  and  St.  Patrick's,  of  which 
latter  cathedral  Dean  Swift,  the  author  of  "  C;ulli\er's  Travels,"  was  dean.  Dean  Swift  is 
b-iried  here,  a  simjile  marble  slab  indicating  his  last  resting-place. 

The  Phcenix  Park  is  the  Hyde  Park  of  Dublin.  It  comprises  an  area  of  one  thousand 
se\en  hundred  and  fifty  acres,  and  is  well  covered  with  timber.  The  vice-regal  Lodge  is  in 
the  jiark,  where  the  Lord  Lieutenant  resides. 

The  scenery  near  Dublin  is  very  beautiful,  the  Wicklow  Mountains  affording  attractions 
which  the  tourist  can  not  ignore,  and  which  afibrded  the  inspiration  which  Moore  so  beauti- 
fully turned  to  account  in  his  Irish  melodies.      From  here  we  hasten  to  get  a  glimpse  of  the 


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far-famed  lakes  of  Killarney.  Neither  the  jien  of  the  historian,  nor  the  eloquence  of  the 
orator,  nor  the  pencil  of  the  artist,  nor  the  hand  of  the  engraver  could  render  adequate  justice 
to  the  exceeding  beauty  of  these  lakes,  so  difficult  is  it  to  convey  a  notion  of  their  numerous 
and  wonderful  attractions.  There  are  twenty-two  of  these  lakes;  some  of  them  are  very  small, 
but  the  three  prijicipal  are  the  Upper,  Middle,  and  Sore,  which  are  unrivalled  for  their  bold 
and  romantic  scenery.  But  we  can  not  tarry  here,  as  we  are  impatient  to  reach  Queenstown, 
where  we  take  steamer  for  our  own  beloved  land,  and  after  a  voyage  of  about  eight  days  we 
find  ourselves  entering  New  York  harbor. 

Any  port  is  welcome  after  miles  and  miles  of  sea;  and  to  one  who  is  so  bad  a  sailor  as 
myself,  a  sight  of  one's  destination  after  days  of  nausea  and  nights  of  sleeplessness,  is  a  sen- 
sation that  wellnigh  compensates  for  the  discomforts  of  an  Atlantic  passage.  Upon  landing  we 
were  met  by  our  dear  friends  and  driven  away  to  our  quarters  at  the  St.  Dennis  Hotel,  where, 
after  a  few'days'  rest,  we  departed  for  our  own  Chautauqua,  which  place  we  left  three  years 
before.  Here  the  great  Sunday-school  Assembly,  headed  by  that  princely  worker.  Rev.  j.  H. 
Vincent,  D.  D.,  was  in  session,  and  as  I  appeared  in  front  of  the  platform,  he  exclaimed: 
•'I  now  have  the  privilege  of  introducing  and  welcoming  home  again  Philip  Phillips,  who  has 
just  returned  from  his  singing  tour  around  the  world.  Since  he  left  this  assembly  three  years 
ago  he  has  sung  five  hundred  and  seventy  four  nights  in  the  countries  he  has  successfully 
passed  through.  Let  us  give  him  a  right  hearty  welcome  'home  again,'  after  which  he  will 
sing  you  a  song."  Thousands  of  hands  came  together  as  one  at  the  close  of  this  announce- 
ment; and  as  the  echoes  of  applause  died  away  fhey  were  succeeded  by  the  strains  of  music 
of  his  well-known  song  begining  — 

"Come,    and    hear   the  grand  old  story, 

Story  of  the  ages  past, 
W\  earth's  annals  far  surpassing. 

Story   that   will   ever   labt." 


^LIST*OF'kILLUSTRATIONS,^ 


Aberdeen ■. . .  147 

Adelaiile,  .South  Australia Oj 

"       liotanical  gardens Oj 

"       Vineyaril      O4 

Aucklanil,  New  Zcalaml 50 

Australian  inining  districts 56 

"       Natives 58 

"       River  Murray 57 

"      Cattle 59 

"      Sheep  station 61 

"       Kangaroo  cliaSL* 59 

Baltimore,  Md.,  Mount  Wrnon  M.  E.  Church..  39 

H.jomerang  throwing,  Australia 69 

Bethlehem I  lO 

Buuyan,  John,  scenes  in  his  life 141 

"       His  tomb 136 

California,  big  trees 22 

Calcutta,  Old  Court-house  Street 79 

"       (iovernor-General's   I'alace Si 

Ceylon,  Point  de  Galle 71 

*'       Devil  (lance 76 

"       Country  scene 72 

"       I'eeling  cinnamon  bark 77 

*'       Climbing  palm  trees 74 

"       Rubber  trees 78 

"      Cart 75 

"       Idols 73 

Chicago  in  ruins 20 

Cotton  picking  in  tlie  South 28 

Collingiove,  near  Adelaide 64 

Cingalese 72 

Cawnpore  Memorial  Well 100 

Church  of  the  Holy  Sepulchre loS 

Cairo,  street  scene 113 

Chester,  views  in 139 

Delhi  I'alace 94 

"      The  J  umma  Musjid 95 

Dead  Sea 1 1 1 

Doctor  Doddridge's  house 144 

Dresden 128 

Dublin 149 

Edinburgh,  Princess  street 146 

Egyptian  man,  woman,   and  child 115 

English  landscape 137 

Exeter  Cathedral 138 

Feast  of  the  Mohurrum 89 

France,  Paris,  (dace  de  L'etoile 123 

"           "      Walks  along  the  Seine 124 

"           "     Palace   of  the   Tuilleries 125 

Garden  of  the  Gods 43 

Geelong,  Australia 55 

Ganges,   the 80 

"       Bathing  scene  83 

Gethsemane 107 

Gottenburg i ^o 

Gun-boats  on    Mississippi -jg 

Hamburg 1 29 

Hawaiian    women 48 

Hindoos,    low  caste 85 

Honolulu   47 

Independence    Hall 40 

India,  fakir 86 

"       Social    life 83 

"       Elephant  riding go 

"       Agra,  entrance  to  Taj  Mahal gi 

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India,  Taj  Mahal,  front  view 92 

•'       I'ahue g6 

•'       Hindoo  woman 97 

**       Lucknow  Monkey  Temple 98 

"       Madras  Pandal 103 

Jerusalem 106 

joppa-  •  • ; ■  - .  '05 

Jordan    \  alley 109 

Kingston,  Jamaica 29 

ling  Walk 30 

London,  luigland 131 

Westminster  Abbey 132 

"      Crystal   Palace 133 

'*      C.  H.  Spurgeon's  Tabernacle 134 

Lincoln  Cathedral 140 

Lincoln's  Tomb 21 

Liverpool,   St.  George's  Hall 145 

Lyre  bird 65 

Marsaba   Convent Ill 

Maraharajah 87 

Melbourne,  Australia,  Bourkc  Street 52 

"       Interior  of  Library 53 

"       Wesleyan  Church 54 

Milan 122 

Mormon  tabernacle,  exterior  and  interiiir. . . .  .  .  .  44 

Mosque  of  Omar 107 

New  York 9 

"       Brooklyn  Bridge 12 

"       Terrace,  Central  Park 10 

"       Elevated  Railway 11 

Naples,  city  and  harbor 117 

Niagara  Palls 14 

Ocean  G  rove 41 

Origin  of  the  Sunday  School 144 

Oxford  College 142 

Pyramids  and  Nile 114 

Palermo  Cathedral 116 

Pompeii,  street  scene 1 18 

•'       Ruins  of  a  temple 118 

Richmond,  Va.,  Broad  St.  Churcii 33 

Rome,  bird's-eye  view 119 

"      St.  Paul's  M.  E.  Churcl 120 

"      St.  Pt ier's,  interior 121 

San  Francisco  and  Golden  Gate 46 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Bridge  over  Mississippi 42 

Sydney,  Australia 60 

"       York  St.  Church 61 

"       Harbor 62 

Storm  at  Sea 68 

Suez  Canal 104 

.Switzer's  crags  and  peaks 126 

St.  Lawrence  river 15 

Snow  sheds 45 

Solomon's  Pools 109 

Traveling  in  India  as  it  was 88 

Toronto,  Dr.  Punshon's  Church 16 

Vas^ar  College '3 

Vineyard  near  Adelaide 64 

Washington,  D-  C,  Capitol 37 

"       Hall  of  Representatives 38 

Washingtons,  early  home  of  the 143 

Wilderness  of  Judea 112 

Whirling  Dervishes 114 

Windsor  Castle '35 


INDE 


Pace 

Aberdeen,  Scotland,  the  granite  city i47 

Aborigines  of  Australia,  characteristics,  low- 
est type  of  humanity 69 

Adelaide,  South  Australia,  capital  city,  de- 
scription, industries,  botanical  gardens,  or- 
ange groves,  vineyard,  etc 64,  65 

Adrian.  Mich.,  a  rising  city 


18 


Agra,     India,    tombs,    agricultural    methods, 

etc 91.92 

Alexandria,  Egypt,  fine  and  spacious  city,  re- 
turn visit "-'  "> 

Albany,  New  York,  capital  city 13 

Allan,  Robert,  history,  Christian  work 58 

Allahabad.  India,  reception,  viewing  the  city 

from  an  elephant's  back 9° 

Altoona,  Pa.,  mountain  railroad  center 42 

Amsterdam,  Holland,  some  accounts  of  the  | 

city 129   j 

Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  location  of  State  University.  18   j 

Annapolis,  capital  of  Maryland 37    1 

Ashley  Down '36 

Atlanta,  Georgia,  enjoyable  meeting 31 

Auburn,  N.  V '3 

Augusta,  Ga 3' 

Austin,  capital  of  Texas 23 

Auckland,  New  Zealand io,  51 

Australian  mining 5^ 

cattle 59 

sheep-raising 61 

lyrebird 63 

B 

Bartholdi  statue,  the  new  wonder  of  the  world..     1 2 
Ballarat,  .Australia,  oldest  gold  field 54 


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Ballymena,  Ireland '5° 

Bangalore,  India '°3 

Baraboo ''^ 

Baton  Rouge -S 

Bathurst,  Australia 62 

Bath,  England 'SS 

Baugh,  Rev.  George,  Ceylon 7° 

Baltimore,  Md.,  Monumental  City 3^ 

Bay  of  Naples  and  its  surroundings 116 

Bedford,  England,  scene  of  Bunyan's  dream.   143 

Belfast,  Ireland,  attractive  city 150 

Bellary '02 

Benaries,  India 88 

Beechworth,  Australia 57 

Berlin,  an  attractive  city '29 

Berne,  the  Swiss  seat  of  government 127 

Bethlehem,  church  of  nativity no 

Bidwell,  Gen.,  of  Chico,  Cal.,  his  giant  farm...     22 

Billings,  Josh,  at  Waco.  Texas -3 

Birmingham,  England,  hardware  and  cheap 

jewelry '3° 

Bismark,  Dak 21 

Big  trees  of  California 22 

Black,  Rev.  Thos.  B 29 

Bleby,  Rev.  J.  W 29 

Bliss,  P.  P.,  song  evangelist 20 

Bonar,  Horatius,  Rev I47 

Bombay,  India,  location,  inhabitants,  etc loi 

Bog  Walk 30 

Boomerang,  Australian  weapon 69 

Brown,  John,  martyr 35 

Boston,  the  Hub 19 

Brenham,  Texas 24 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  the  city  of  churches;  its  won- 
ders   '2 

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154 


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IJritish  .Museum 134 

Hristol,  Kngland 136 

Brussels,  manufactures 128 

Brijjhton,  England 137 

Huffalo,  N.  Y 13 

Bunningyong,  Australia 58 

Butler,  Rc\.  ]1r.  W'm 93 

Bunyan,    John,    autlior    cif   "  I'iljjrim's    Prog- 
ress"  136,  141,  142 


Cairo,  Egypt 112,  113 

Cairo,  Ills 35 

Calcutta,  city  of  palaces 79,  80,  81 

California,  the  ("loklen  Gate 22 

Catskill  Mountains 13 

Cambridge 142 

Cawnpore,  India 99,  100 

Carlisle 136 

Calistoga 23 

Carrickfergus,  Ireland:  romantic  history 150 

Ceylon,  Island  of,  sights  and  sounds 70-78 

Charleston,  South  Carolina 31 

Chattanooga,  To nn  34 

Charlottestown ...  17 

Chautauqua 151 

Charleston,  W.  Va 35 

Chester,  England,  curious  old  houses 139,  140 

Chicago,   Ills.,  largest  city  of  its  age  on  the 

globe 19,  20 

Chico,  Cal 22 

Cincinnati,  the  metropolis  of  (Ihio 35 

Cingalese 72 

City  Temple,  London 134 

Clark,  Dr.  Alex.,  Pittsburg 36 

Clay,  Henry 35 

Cleveland,  Ohio 35 

Clare,  Australia 65 

Cole,  Major,  Adrian,  Mich 18 

Colfax,  Hon.  Schuyler 19 

Coleraine,  Ireland 148 

Collingrove,  South  Australia 64,  65 


Columbia,  capital  of  S.  C 31 

Columbo,  capital  of  Ceylon 75 

Columbus.  Ohia 35 

Columbia  River 22 


Pace 

Copenhagen 130 

Coal-fields,  Pa 42 

Council  Bluffs,  Iowa 43 

Cotton  Picking 28 

Crematory  at  Washington,  Pa 36 

Covington,  Ky 35 

Crown  Jewels 134 

Crystal  Palace 132 

D 

Dallas,  Texas,  enterprising  city 23 

Damon,  Dr.,  Honolulu 47 

Dakota  wheat  lands 21 

Dalles,  the 22 

Davis,  Jefferson 31 

Davenport,  Iowa 43 

Dead  Sea iii 

De  Hass,  Dr 106 

Delaware,  Ohio 35 

Delhi,  historic  city  of  India 94,  95 

Des  Moines,  Iowa 43 

Devil  Dancers 75,  76 

Dewsbury,  England 142 

Derby,  England 136 

Dickinson,  Col 34 

Detroit,  Mich iS 

Doddridge,  Dr.,  his  house  144 

Dover,  Del 38 

Dresden 128 

Dublin,  capital  of  Irela-nd ...149,  150 

Dumfries,  the  tomb  of  Burns 148 

E 

Edinburgh 146 

Eggleston,  Dr.  Edward 20 

Egyptian  man,  woman,  and  child 115 

Eldorado,  Australia 57 

English  landscape 137 

Eton  college 136 

Evansville,  Ind 19 

Exeter  in  Devonshire,  England 138 

F 

Fargo,  Dak 21 

Farwell,  John  V.,  Chicago 20 

Fairibault,  Minn 19 


INDEX. 


155 


Pac;e 

Fairfield 29 

Fern-tree  Gully 66 

Fisk  University 34 

Florence,  Italy 120 

Florida,  the  land  ot'  flowers 27 

Flying  fish 46 

Fort  Wayne 19.  35 

Frankfort 127 

Fredericton 17 

Freiburg,  Switzerland 127 

G 

Gaifle 131 

Galveston,  Texas 24 

Ganges,  sacred  river  of  India 80-83 

Garden  of  Gethsemane 107 

Garden  of  the  gods J3,  44 

Gawler,  South  Australia 65 

Geelong,  Australia 55,  56 

(jencxa,  Switzerland 127 

Genoa,  chief  port  of  Italy  I2i 

Gettysburg  battle-field 42 

Geyser  Springs,  California 23 

Giant's  Causeway,  Ireland 148 

Gladstone,  Mr 136 

Glasgow,  Scotland 147 

Gloucester,  England 144 

Glen  Falls 13 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich 18 

Golden  Gate : 45,  46 

Gottenburg 130,  131 

Grand  Haven 18 

Grant,  General 13 

Green  Bay iS 

Greenville 34 

Greencastle,  Ind 19 

H 

Hague,  the  capital  of  Holland 130 

Halifax,  capital  of  Nova  Scotia 17 

Hall  of  Representatives,  Washington 38 

Hamburg,  "  handsomest  city  in  Europe  " 129 

Hamilton,  Queen  city  of  Canada 15 

Hamilton,  Australia 59 

Hartford,  capital  of  Connecticut ig 

Hagerstown 37 


Page 

Harrislnirg,  I'a 37 

Hastings 137 

Havelock,  Sir  Honry.... 99 

Hawaiian  women 48 

Hawley,  Staffordshire 137 

H elsi nborg 1 30 

Hobart  Town,  Tasmania 66 

Honolulu,  Sandwich  Islands 47,  48 

Helena,  M.  T 21 

Hillsdale,  Mich 18 

Hindoos,  low  caste 85 

Hindoo  woman 97 

Hoogly  river 82 

Holy  Sepulchre 108 

Hood,  Robin,  the  bold   outlaw  of  Sherwood 

forest 136 

House  of  Parliament 134 

Hot  Springs,  Ark 34 

Houston,  Texas 24 

Hudson  river 12 

Hull,  England,  the  busiest  of  ports 142 

I 

Idols  of  India 73,  84 

India,  social  life,  fakirs,  sight-seeing,  palaces, 

etc 80,  97 

Independence  Hall,  Philadelphia 40 

Indianapolis,  lad 19,  35 

Ireland,  characteristics  of  the  people 148 

Irving,  Washington :2 

Ishpenning 18 

J 

Jackson,  capital  of  Mississippi 27 

Jacksonville,  Florida 28 

Jamaica,  W.  1 29 

Jacobs,   B.  F.,  inventor  of  uniform  S.  S.  les- 
sons   20 

Jericho '  ■ ' 

Jerusalem,  arrival,  stroll  on  the  streets,  emo- 
tions   106 

Jews' wailing  place 109 

Jefferson  City,  Mo 43 

Joppa,  first  view  of  Christ  Land icj 

Jordan  Valley 109 

Jonesville 18 

Jumma  Musjid 96 


156 


IXDEX. 


K 

Pack 

Kadina,  Australia 65 

Kalamazoo,  Mich 18 

Kandy,  ancient  capital  of  Ceylon  77,  78 

Kapunda,  South  Austialia 65 

Kangaroos 59 

Kansas  City,  Mo 43 

Kelynack,  Rev.  Dr.,  the  I'unshon  of  Australia.     61 

Kean,  S.  A 20 

Kenosha 18 

Kidderminster 140 

Kingston,  Jamaica 29 

Kit  Burns,  New  York  "rough" 10 

Knox,  John 146 

Knoxvillc,  Ky 34 

Kootal  Minor,  great  pillar  at  Delhi 95 

KiUarney  lakes,  Ireland 151 

L 

La  Crosse '8 

Lafayette '9.  35 

Lansing,  capital  of  Mich 18 

Launceston 66 

Lawrence,  Mass 19 

Leipsic,  publishing  city 128 

Leister 136 

Lexington,  Ky.,  aristocratic  city 35 

Libby  prison 32 

Lincoln,  Abraham 37 

Lincoln  tomb 21 

Lincoln  Cathedral,  England 140 

Lincoln,  Nebraska 44 

Little  Rock,  Arkansas 34 

Liverpool,  city  of  docks 143 

Livingston,  Dr 146 

Logansport '9 

London,  Canada 18 

Londonderry,  Ireland,  "the  maiden  city" 148 

London,  the  world's  metropolis 131 

Los  Angeles 23 

Lookout  Mountain 34 

Loughborough 136 

Louisville,  Kentucky 35 

Lucknow,  capital  of  Oude 99 

Lvnchburc; 34 

Lynch,  James 27 


.M 

Pack 

McCabe,  Chaplain 32 

McCauley,  Jerry,  mission 10 

M  C.Arthur 59 

Madras,  India 79,  103 

Madison,  capital  of  Wisconsin 18 

Magpie,  Australian,  whistles  "  Yankee   Doo- 
dle"   65 

Maharajah  of  India 87 

Mammoth  Cave,  Kentucky 35 

Manchester,  England 136 

Marion,  Ohio 55 

Marriage  ceremony,  a  pleasant  interruption...  38 

Matthewson,  James  S 15 

Matura,  Island  of  Ceylon 73 

Mandeville 29 

Mauch  Chunk,  Pennsylvania 42 

Marquette 1 8 

Mankato 19 

Marysville 22 

Macon 27 

Mayflower,  the 137 

Madison,  Indiana 19 

Manitou  Springs 44 

Madras,  Pandal 103 

Marsaba  Convent ill 

Martigny 125 

Melbourne,  Australia,  public  library,  Weslcy- 

an  church,  etc 31.  34 

Meade,  General 42 

Memphis,  Tenn.,  great  commercial  city 45 

Meridian 27 

Melmo 130 

Metropolitan  Tabernacle 133,  134. 

Milan,  Italy 122 

Niles  City,  Dakota 21 

Michigan  City 19 

Milwaukee,  Wis.,  great  wheat  market iS 

Mizpah 29 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota 19 

Minnehaha  Falls 19 

Mormon  Tabernacle 44 

.Mississippi  river  gunboats 19 

Moody,  D.  L 20,44 

Moorehead,  Dakota 21 

Mobile,  .Alabama 27 

Mohurrum  Feast 89 


JXDEX. 


157 


Page 

Montgomery,  Ala 27 

Montreal,  Canada 15 

Musgrave,  Sir  Anthony  and  Lady 31 

Mount  McGregor 13 

Mohammedan  devoticns 97 

Mortura 76 

Mosque  of  Omar 106,  107 

Monkey  Temple 98 

-     N 

Naples  city  and  harbor 1 16,  1 17 

Nashville,  Tenn 34 

Natchez 25 

Natural  gas  wells 36 

Native  Australians 58 

Nagauna iS 

Newburg,  N.  Y 12 

New  Albany,  Ind 19 

New  Castle-upon-Tync 142 

New  Haven 19 

New  Orleans 25 

New  Port  (Isle  of  Wight) 136 

New  York,  Broadway,  5th  av.  park,  elevated 

railroad,  etc 9-12 

Niagara  Falls 14 

Niles,  Mich 18 

Norfolk,  N.  C 32 

Norkoopin 130 

Nottingham..  ..^ 136 

Nuttall,  Bishop 30 

Newcastle,  Penn.  (Sankey's  home) 36 

Northampton,  England 143 

O 

Oakland 22 

Oberlin,  Ohio 35 

Ocean  Grove 41,  42 

Oldham,  England 142 

Oil  City,  Penn 36 

Omaha,  Neb 43 

Opelika,  Ala 31 

Origin  of  Sunday-school 144 

Oskosh 18 

Ottawa,  capital  of  Ontario 17 

Oxford  University 142 


P 

Page 

Paisley,  Scotland 148 

Parliament  House,  London 134 

Palermo  Cathedral 116 

Paris,  France,  bridges,  boulevards,   gardens, 

palaces,  etc 123,  125 

Parker,  Rev.  Joseph 134 

Parsees loi 

Panton.Rev.  Mr 29 

Peekskill 12 

Pere 18 

Perth,  Scotland 148 

Petrified  forest 23 

Petersburg 32 

Peeling  cinnamon  bark 77 

Phillips,  Mrs 35 

Philadelphia,  Pa 38 

Picton 17 

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  described 36 

Pitts,  Dv 24 

Pike's  Peak 44 

Poughkeepsie 13 

Pompeii,  the  buried  city 117,  118 

Portage  City iS 

Portland,  Oregon 21 

Purus 29 

Poonah loi 

Port  Said,  Suez  canal 104,  105 

Portsea 137 

Point  deGalle 74 

Plattsville 19 

Prince  of  Wales  in  India 85,  87 

Prague,  city  of. 128 

Provinence,  R.  1 19 

Plymouth,  England 137 

Punshon,  Dr.  Morley 15,  17 

Puget  Sound 22 

Pyramids  of  Egypt  and  Nile 1 14 

O 

Quebec,  quaint  old  city 17 

Ouincy.  Ills 43 

Oueenstown,  Ireland 151 

R 

Racine 18 

Raikes,  Robert 144 


158 


/.\/>/-:.\'. 


Pack 

Raleigh,  N.  C 32 

Kamlch,  first  night  in  tlic  Holy  Land •.   105 

Red  Wing 19 

Redding 22 

Rip  Van  Winkcl 13 

Richmond,  hul 19,  35 

Richmond,  \'a 32 

River  Murray 57 

Rome,  N.  Y 13 

Rome,  "  the  Eternal  City  " i  ig,  121 

Rochester,  N.  V 13 

Rock  Island 43 

Root,  George  F 20 

Rotterdam,  a  flourishing  Dutch  city 130 

Riib1)cr-tree,  Ceylon 78 

S 

Sacramento,  capital  of  California 22 

Salem 22 

San  Antonio,  Texas 23 

Sandhurst,  Mining  town  of  \'ictoria 56 

San  Francisco,  Cal 23,  45 

Saratoga,  N.  Y 13 

San  Jose,  Cal 23 

Santa  Clara 23 

Santa  Fe 23 

Savannah,  capital  of  Ccorgia 31 

Sankey,  Ira  D 36 

Scarborough,  Englnnd .^ 142 

Selma,  Ala 31 

Sedalia,  Mo 43 

Salisbury 136 

Sheboygan 18 

Sherman,  Texas 23 

Sing  Sing,  the  famous  prison  city 12 

Sherwood  Forest 136 

Sight-seeing  in  India 8g,  90 

Shahabad,  India 102 

Sheffield,  England,  the   great  city  of  cutlery 

and  guns 145 

Sleepy  Hollow 13 

Salt  Lake  City 44 

St.  Johns,  New  Brunswick  17 

St.  George's  Chapel 134 

St.  Joseph,  Mo 43 

Snow  sheds 45 

St.  Lawrence  river 15 


Pagb 

St.  I'.iul.  Minn 19,  21 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  commercial  importance 42 

St.  I'aul's  Cathedral,  London 134 

St.  I'eter's,  Rome 121 

Solomon's  Pools 109,  no 

South  Shields,  England 142 

Stillwater,  Minn 19 

Smith,  R.  Pearsall 41 

Southampton 137 

Spurgeon,  C.  H.:  his  work 133 

Springfield,  Ills.,  state  capital 21 

Staging  in  California 22 

Storm  at  sea C)8 

Stockholm 131 

S tafford 1 40 

Stuart,  George  H 41 

Suez  canal 104 

Sugar  estate,  Jamaica 29 

Swansea 140 

Switzerland 125,  126 

Syracuse,  N.  Y 13 

Sydney,  Australia 60,  62 

T 

Taj  Mahal,  the  wonderful  tomb gl,  93 

Tallahassee,  capital  of  Florida 27 

Taylor,  Rev.  \Vm 57 

Tasmania 65,  66 

Tarrytown,  N.  Y 12 

Terre  Haute,  Ind 35 

Texas  cattle  trade 24 

Thoburn,  Rev.  D.  D.,  missionary  at  Calcutta..  80 

Toronto,  Canada:  Dr.  Punchon's  church 15 

Toledo,  Ohio 35 

Torquay,  southern  coast  of  England 137 

Tower  of  London 134 

Troy,  N.  Y 13 

Truro 17 

Trenton,  N.  J 41 

Traveling  in  India 88 

Tunbridge  Wells,  England:  mineral  wells 137 

Turin 131 

U 

Utica,  N.Y , 13 

Upsula , 131 


INDEX. 


'59 


V 

Page 

Vassar  College ••■•■  '3 

Vere 29 

Vesuvius,  Italy 118 

Vincennes,  Ind 19 

Vincent,  Dr.  J.  H 20,  21,  44,  151 

Vienna,  capital  of  Austria 128 

\'icksburg,  Miss 25 

V/ 

Waco,  Texas 23 

Walts,  Isaac,  "sweet  singer  of  England" 137 

Warsaw 19 

Washington,  L).  C 37 

Washingtons,  early  home  of  the 143 

Washington's  headquarters  on  the  Hudson....  12 

Warnambool,  Australia 58 

West  Point  on  the  Hudson 12 


P.VGE 

Westminster  Abbey 132 

Wesley,  John 136 

Webb,  Hon.  J.W 62 

Wesley,  Mount , 29 

Whirling  Dervishes 114.  115 

Windsor,  England,  the  abode  of  loyalty...  134,  135 

Wightman,  J.  W.,  D.  D 31 

Wilmington,  Del 3^ 

Wilderness  of  Judca 112 

Woodstock,  Canada '7 

Windsor,  Canada 17 

Y 

Yellowstone  National  Park 21 

Yonkers,  N.  Y 12 

Yosemite  valley 23 

Yeovil,  England,  country  scene 138 

York,  England 145 


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P.REFACE. 


If,  wlien  on  your  jiilgrim  journey, 

Dark  mux  be  the  path  and  tearful, 

Dread  tlie  storm  that  rages  near  you 

Like  a  Hght  upon  the  pathway — 

Like  the  sun  behind  a  cloud-rift — 

Music  conies  to  soothe  and  gladden, 

Though  your  heart  be  faint  and  weary, 

Though  your  steps  be  weak  and  faltering. 

Light  your  journey  will  it  render 

Till  your  sorrow  turn  to  gladness. 

Open  then  this  unsung  volume, 

Prove  the  beauties  of  its  song-work, 

Then  may  you  in  it  discover 

Strength  for  weakness,  joy  for  sorrow; 

Rich  the  song  that  heartfelt  rises 

Though  its  melody  be  simple 

And  its  harmony  unskillful. 

Sing  your  cares  away  as  darkness 

Flees  before  the  dawn  of  morning, 

So  the  clouds  of  trouble  vanish 

When  the  cheering  song  arises. 

If  this  volume  you  will  open 

You  will  find  in  it  a  treasure, 

Delaware,  Ohio,  April  lo,    1S87. 


Not  of  gay  and  heartless  music, 

But  of  song  whose  deep  devotion 

Thrills  the  heart  of  true  believers; 

Faith  can  breathe  its  sweetest  whisper 

Through  a  melody  celestial; 

Prayer  can  rise  on  fleetest  pinions 

On  the  wings  of  heavenly  music ; 

Peace  can  find  its  softest  echo 

In  the  notes  of  heartfelt  singing. 

Worship  then  the  heavenly  Master, 

Not  with  heart  alone  and  silent. 

But  with  voice  attuned  and  songful. 

Though  your  song  be  weak  and  wavering, 

If  the  heart  be  true  and  faithful 

It  can  time  the  poorest  singing. 

Till  when  up  to  heaven  it  reaches 

It  becomes  the  sweetest  music. 

Read  and  ponder  well  this  lesson. 

Use  the  talent  God  has  given  you. 

And  if  by  the  songs  you  find  here 

You  are  led  to  sweeter  favor 

In  the  eyes  of  the  Redeemer, 

Then  my  earnest  prayer  is  answered. 

Philip  Phillips,  Jr. 


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riki.es  of  the  shii',  and  so  it  came  to  pass  tuev  escaped  all  safe  to  land." 

Philip  Phillips 


1.  A      ship     was      on        the   mighty        deep,    With      all         her    sails  un  -  furled,  Tho' scarce  a 

2.  Her    deck    was  thronged  with  precious  souls.     The     young     and   old   were  there,    And  some  with 
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fur  -  rowed  brows  that  woke  Full  many  a  trace  of  care.  They  glid-ed  on.—  a  week  had  passed.  The 
guide,  whose  bounteous  hand  Had  filled  it    to     the     brim.    But  see,   far  off  where  yon-der  sun        Is 


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state  -  ly     ves-sel    lay.  Then  spread  her  can-vas      to      the    breeze.   And   proud-ly  sailed  a  -  way. 
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fad  -  ing     to     his    rest.    That  bank  of  clouds  por-ten-toiis    rise  A  -  cross     the    gold-en     westl 


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3 


THE  KESCLE.      ConlinutJ. 


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furled! — But  ere  the  word  is  giv'n,  The  helm  is  gone!  the  shroud's  on  fire!  The  mast  in  splinters  riven!    One 


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taught  Their  on  -   ly  hope  was  piay'r.    6.    A  liyht,  a  voice  Inim  yonder  tow'r  Comes  sweeping  o'er  lb 


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glide.  As  tranquil  as  that  noble  ship,  Along  the  ocean's  tide.  7.  But  far  from  God,  what  canst  thou  hope  ?  O 


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where  for  refuge  fly.  When  o'er  thy  frail  anfl  shatter'tl  bark  The  storm  is  ragin;^  high.  The  storm  is  raging  higli? 


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Telling         a      tale,       or         singing       a     song,     In    praise    of     the    right,    in    blame    of  the  wrong. 


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ver  land      and     sea, 


Copyriijhted  by  Philip  Phillips,  1SS7. 


If  I  were  a  voice — a  consoling  voice, 

I'd  fly  on  the  wings  of  the  air; 
The  homes  of  sorrow  and   guilt  I'd 

seek. 
And  calm  and    truthful   words     I'd 
speak 
To  save  them  from  despair. 
I     would    fly,    I    would    fly   o'er   the 

crowded   town, 
And   drop  like    the   happy  sunlight 

down 
Into  the  hearts  of  suffering  men. 
And  teach  them  to  look  up  again. 
I  would  fly,  I  would  fly,  &c. 
I  would  fly  o'er  the  crowded  town. 


voice — a    convincing 


If    I    were 
voice, 

I'd  travel  with  the  wind  ; 
And  where'er  1  saw  the  Nations  torn 
By  warfare,  jealousy,  spite  or  scorn, 

Or  hatred  of  their  kind — 
I    would    fly,    I    would    fly    on    the 

thunder  cl■a'^h. 
And  into  their  blinde  i  bosoms  flash, 
Then,  with  their  evil   thoughts  sub- 
dued, 
I'd    teach    them    Christian    brother- 
hood. 
I  would  fly,  I  would  fly.  »S:c. 
I  would  fly  on  the  thunder  crash. 

7 


If  I  were  a  voice — an  immortal  voice, 

I  would  fly  the  earth  around; 
And     wherever     man     to    his     idols 

bowed, 
I'd   publish  in  notes,  both  long  and 
loud, 
The  Gospel's  joyful  sound. 
I    would     fly,     I    would     fly  on    the 

winjrs  of  day. 
Proclaiming     peace    on    my    world- 
wide way, 
Ridding  the  saddened  earth  rejoice. 
If  I  were  a  voice — an  immortal  voice, 
I  would  fly.  I  would  fly,  &c. 
I  would  fly  on  the  wings  of  day. 


Is 

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"LYING    Lll'S    ARE    ABOMINATION    TO    THE    LoKU. 


Voice,    noderalu. 


Phillips  and  Goigh. 


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The  bell  has  ceas'd,  the  anchor  weigh'd.  And  proudly  on  her  way,  See 

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yonder  stately    vessel  ritle,    A-mid     the  dashing  spray ;  Ami  fainter  now  the       dis-tant  view    Of 

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spire  and  gild  -  ed  dome,  That  leaves  to  mem'ry  and   the  soul,    The  last  fond  look  of  home.       The 


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Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Day-School  Singer."  1867. 

8 


POWER   OE   TRVTH.      Conliiiuai. 


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laht  fond  look  of  home. 

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But  who   that  slen-der  boy  that  stands  With 


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cheeks  so  wan  and     pale, 


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neath  that  keen  reproach-ful  glance,  His  eye   is  calm   and  clear;  "  \"iju  found  me  in  the  hold,"  he  said  ;"  My 


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hear  his  cold    and  cruel  words  P"or  many       a     wea  -  ry       day.         But  truth  undaunted  bore  the  test.  It 


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p  o  leguto. 


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would  not  yield  to  fear. The  boy  persisting  still  declared,  "My  father  left  me  there."  "Vou  shall  be  conquer'd, ' 

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jriod  tlie  in  ate,  ■'I'll  make  you  yield  at  last.  Now  tell  the  truth,  orhear  nie,  boy,  V  ou'll  sffiDg  from  yonder  mast."  He 


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dra2;ged  him  to  the  crowded  deck,  And  stood  v\  ith  watch  in  hand.  "Two  minutes  more  ;  come,  come,  be  quick,"  He 


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*'    called,  with  stern  command.      He  crossed  the  deck,  then  paused  to  hear  Ilis  helpless  vie  -  tim    say,        ''  I 


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told  the  truth,  and  on-Iy  ask  One  moment.  Sir,    to  pray,        One  moment.  Sir,  to  pray." 
,  Kit. 


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POWER  OF  TRUTH.      Omchtded. 


P    Primo  tempo. 


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may  I         learn    F'rom  thee,     my  no    -    ble  youth, 


To  love       niv        (iod      who 


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Note. — During  a  voyage,  some  time  <;incc.  the  mate  of  an  English  vessel  discovered  a  little  boy  stoued  away  in  the  hold  of  the 
ship.  Upon  inquiry,  the  boy  declared  that  his  ^ihcr  placed  him  there  ;  but  this  the  mate  did  not  believe,  thinking  that  he  proba- 
bly belonged  to  one  of  the  crew.  The  mate.  theMfnre.  brought  the  boy  nn  deck,  and  told  him  that  he  had  only  two  minutes  to  live, 
and  that  if  he  did  not  tell  ihe  truth  he  should  be  hung  ttp  to  the  yard-arm.  The  boy  still  protested  that  he  had  spoken  the  truth, 
and  asked  leave  to  spend  the  two  minutes  in  prayer  Leave  granted,  the  child  knelt  down  in  the  midst  of  a  crowd  of  passengers  and 
offered  up  a  simple,  heart  felt  prayer.   His  supplication  soon  convinced  all  of  his  truthfulness,  and  the  mate's  threat  was  not  carried  out. 

11 


•NO'J-    SLtUHFLL    IN    liLSINESS,   FKRVENT    IN    SPIRIT!    SERVING    THE    LORD, 


Mrs.  Ellen  H.  Gates, 

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S,  J.  Vail  and  Philu'  Phillips. 


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Copyrighted  by  Pliilip  Phillips,  liS?. 

12 


YOUK    MISSION.      Com  In  J,- J. 


launch  their  boat  a-  way,   As  they  launch  their   boat    a  -    way, 


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way.         You     can     lend  a     hand     to     help      them,      As     they  launch      their  boat     a  -   way. 


2  If  you  are  too  weak  to  journey 
Up  the  mountain,  steep  and  high. 

You  can  stand  within  the  valley. 
While  the  multitudes  go  by: 

You  can  chant  in  happy  measures. 
As  they  slowly  pass  along. 

Though  they  may  forget  the  singer. 
They  will  not  forget  the  song. 

3  If  you  have  not  gold  and  silver 
Ever  ready  to  command, 

If  you  can  not  t'wards  the  needy 
Reach  an  ever  open  hand. 

You  can  visit  the  afflicted, 

O'er  the  erring  you  can  weep ; 


You  can  be  a  true  disciple. 
Sitting  at  the  Savior's  feet. 

4  If  you  cannot  in  the  harvest 
Gather  up  the  richest  sheaves, 

.Many  a  grain  both  ripe  and  golden 
Will  the  careless  reapers  leave; 

Go  and  glean  among  the  briars. 
Growing  rank  against  the  wall. 

For  it  may  be  that  their  shadow 
Hides  the  heaviest  wheat  of  all. 

5  If  you  can  not  in  the  conflict 
Prove  yourself  a  soldier  true, 


If,  where  fire  and  smoke  are  thickest. 
There's  no  work  for  you  to  to, 

When  the  battle-held  is  silent. 
You  can  go  with  careful  tread; 

You  can  bear  away  the  wounded. 
You  can  cover  up  the  dead. 

6  Do  not,  then,  stand  idly  waiting, 

For  some  greater  work  to  do; 
Fortune  is  a  lazy  goddess. 

She  will  never  come  to  you. 
Go  and  toil  in  any  vineyard. 

Do  not  fear  to  do  or  dare. 
If  you  want  a  field  of  labor. 

You  can  find  it  anywhere. 


At  the  Anniversary  of  the  United  States  Christian  Commission,  held  in  the 
Hall  of  Representatives,  Washington,  D.  C,  1865,  the  following  written  request 
was  handed  to  Geo.  H.  Stuart,  Esq.  (President  of  the  Commission)  and  read  by 
the  Chairman  of  the  Meeting,  Hon.  Wm.  H.  Sew.^rd  : 

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JEHOVAH  IS  MARCHING  ALONG. 


"CAN    VE    NOT    DISCERN    THE   SIGNS   OF    THE    TIMES.' 


Philit  Phillips. 


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I.      Let    the     na  -  lion's  a  -  wake      to      the    signs    of the  times;   A    voice    that    is     might-v    and 


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strong,  Like  the  thunder  of    wa  -  ters  proclaims  to  the  world,  Je-ho-vah    is  marching  a-long. 


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Then  wake,  let    us  stand  with  our  face    to     the  right,    And   tread  'neath  our  feet  ev-ery     wrong. 


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2  Men  of  business,  awake  to  the  signs  of  the  times  ; 

Be  true,  and  to  others  be  just; 
Give  your  wealth  to  the  Lord,  for  to  him  it  belongs, 
He  lent  it  to  you  as  a  trust. 

Chorus — Then  wake,  let  us  stand,  &c. 

3  Let  the  women  awake  to  the  signs  of  the  times ; 

God  calls  you — the  cross  nobly  to  bear; 
You  can  light  up  the  heart  with  the  pages  of  life, 
And  triumph  with  God  through  your  prayer. 
Chorus — Then  wake,  let  us  stand,  S:c. 


4  Let  the  young  men  awake  to  the  signs  of  the  times; 

God  calls  you  because  you  are  strong; 
You  can  work  in  the  vineyard,  with  ardour  and  zeal. 
For  him  who  is  marching  along. 

Chorus — Then  wake,  let  us  stand,  &c. 

5  Careless  sinner,  awake  to  the  signs  of  the  times; 

Give  Jesus  your  heart  while  you  may: 
O  be  washed  in  his  blood — he  will  make  you  his  child. 
And  take  your  transgressions  away. 
Chorus — Then  wake,  let  us  stand.  &:c. 


Copyright,  1&87.  b.v  Philip  Phillips. 

14 


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HE    WILL    ABl'NDANTLV    J'ARDUN. 


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Tho't  had  nerv'd  his  soul  to  madness.  Hear  the  clanking  of  his  chain.  He  would  rend  its  links  asunder,  But  the 


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struggle  is  in  vain.  Helpless  victim,  helpless  victim, Crime  had  forg'd  that  heavy  chain 


Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  ■'Song  Ministry,"  1873, 
15 


THE    r.lKDOX.      Contin:u-J. 


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THE    PAKDOX.      CmcludeJ. 


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■i    .     1  u-      ■       1  11-  1       ^\-  u-    I        :  111     -Loose  the  prisoner!  Loose  hini  quickly! 

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Thus    in   mer-cy,  thus  in  mer-cy,  God   the  sin-ner  deigns  to  spare, When  against  His  law  re-belling, 
Mer-cy  pleading,  mercy  pleailing,  Shines  a  sun-beam  o'er  the  gloom;  Love,  eter-nal  love  enfolds  him. 


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Je  -  sus  brings  a  sweet  reprieve,  Precious  pardon,  free  and  boundless,  All  who  ask    it    may  receive. 

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OFT  IN  THE  STILLY  NIGHT. 


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When  I      re  -  mem-ber  all  The  friends  so  link'd  to-geth  -  er. 


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Tve       seen     a  -  round    me  fall.    Like   leaves  in    win  -  try     weath    -    er;  I        feel     like  one     who 


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PHri.ll-    PhILLII'S. 


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2  Oil,  that  home  of  the  soul,  in  my  visions  ami  tlrcams    i  4  That  unchangeable  home  is  for  you  and  for  me, 


Its  bright  jasper  walls  I  can  see! 
Till  I  fancy  hut  thinly  the  vale  intervenes 
Between  the  fair  city  and  mc. 

3  There  the  great  tree  of  life  in  its  beauty  doth  grov 
And  the  river  of  life  fioweth  by; 
For  no  death  ever  enters  that  city,  you  know, 
And  nothing  that  maketh  a  lie. 


\Vhere  Jesus  of  Nazareth  stands 
The  King  of  all  kingdoms  for  ever  is  he. 
And  he  holdeth  our  crowns  in  his  hands. 

5  Oh,  how  sweet  it  will  be  in  that  beautiful  land, 
So  free  from  all  sorrow  and  pain  ! 
With  songs  on  our  lips,  and  with  harps  in  our  hands. 
To  meet  one  another  again. 


Arranged  and  copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in    "  Singing  Pilgrim,"  1865. 

19 


,/'>>>-'^-v->i\-X^    III 
Ji'MW**^-    ■■■'■    \    ■*   ' 


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SKI      IHt.il-    HERE    IN    A    GOOD    1'LACE;    AND    5AY    TO    THE    POOR,    STAND    THOT'    THERE." 


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Philip  pHU.Lirs. 


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^ V V V 

^____^_^^^  Well,  wife,   I've   fnmul   ttic    model  church,  And  worship'd  there     lo- 

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Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in    "  S«»ny  Miiiisiry,"  1S73. 

20 


THE  MODEL   CHCh'C/I.      Con<lmicJ, 


The  sexton  did  not  sit  mc  clnwn. 

Away  back  by  the  door; 
He  knew  that  I  was  old  and  denf. 

And  saw  that  I  was  poor. 
He  must  have  been  a  Christian  man. 

He  led  nie  boldly  through 
'l"he  long  isle  of  that  crowded  church, 

To  find  a  pleasant  pew. 


I  wi-.h  you'd  heard  the  singing,  wife, 

It  had  the  old-time  ring; 
The  preacher  said,  with  trumpet  voice. 

Let  all  the  people  sing  : 
"Old  Coronation"  was  the  tune. 

The  music  ujiward  rolled 
'I'ill  I  thought  I  heard  the  angel  choir 

Strike  all  their  harps  of  gold. 


My  deafness  seemed  to  melt  away, 
My  spirit  caught  the  fire; 

I  joined  my  feeble  trembling  voice 
With  that  mel<Kliou->  choir; 

And  sang,  as  in  my  youthful  davs. 
"Lot  angels  prostrate  fall; 


5 

I  lell  you,  wife,   it  did  me  good 

lo  sing  that  hymn  once  more; 
I  fell  like  some  wrecked  mariner 

\\'ho  gets  a  glimpse  of  shore. 
I  almost  want  to  lay  aside 

This  weather-beaten  form, 
And  anchor  in  the  blessetl  port. 

Lor  ever  from  the  storm. 

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'Twas  not  a  fiowery  sermon,  wife. 

But  simple  gospel  truth  ; 
It  fitted  humble  men  like  me; 

It  suited  hopeful  youth. 
To  win  immortal  souls  to  Christ, 

The  earnest  preacher  tried; 
He  talkeil  not  of  himself,  or  creed. 

Hut  Jesus  crucified. 

.7 
Dear  wife,  the  toil  will  soon  be  o'er, 

The  victory  soon  be  won; 
The  shining  land  is  just  ahead, 

Our  race  is  nearly  run. 
We're  Hearing  Canaan's  happy  shore. 

Our  home  is  Itright  and  fair; 
Thank  God  we'll  never  sin  again: 

There'll        be  no      sor  -   row      there: 


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In    heaven   a  -   bove,  where  all     is       love. 


crown      him     1  .urd      of 


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There'll    be 


row      there. 


AN  OLD  MAN  IN  A  STYLISH  CHURCH. 

(Ti'Mi—  "  MoiiKi.  CurKcH."') 


Well,  wife,   I've  Iteen  lo  church  to-day; 

1 1  was  a  stylish  one  ; 
And  since  you  can  not  go  from  home, 

I'll  tell  you  what  was  done. 
^'^lu  would  have  been  surprised  to  see 

The  things  I  saw  to-day; 
Tne  sisters  oil  were  dressed  so  fine, 

They  h.irdly  knelt  to  pray. 

2 

My  clothes  were  coarse,  an<l  so   they  knew 

At  once  that  I  was  poor; 
Thev  led  the  old  man  to  a  seat, 

Uncushioned,  by  the  door. 
A  stranger  came,  a  man  of  wealth, 

In  costly  robes  arrayed  ; 
Gold  rings  he  wore,  and  room  for  him 

Was  near  the  altar  made. 


1  could  not  help  but    think  it  wrong 

That  he  should  sit  so  near: 
For  he  w'as  young,  and  I  was  old, 

And  very  hard  to  hear. 
Hut  then  I  thought,  in  yondtr  world, 

So  pure  and  free  from  sin, 
How  riches  at  the  gate  would  beg, 

While  poverty  goes  in. 

4 
Too  far  to  catch  the   preacher's  vcjice, 

I  prayed  for  those  about: 
That  God  would  make  them  pi  re  within, 

As  they  were  clean  withoul. 
'Tis  true,  I'm  old  and  childish  now; 

IJut  then  I  love  to  see 
A  Christian  wear  the  simple  gari> 

Of  meek  humility. 


Oh,  why  should  man  look  down  on  mnn  ■ 

How  many  a  noble  breast 
May  wake  sweet  music,  though  it  throb 

Beneath  a  faded  vest. 
Our  Saviour  loved  and  blessed  the  poor; 

And  when  to  him  we  rise, 
The  rich  and  poor  will  share  alike 

His  temple  in  the  skies. 
21 


ToHN   H.  Yates. 


TWENTY  YEARS  AGO. 


A.  Weaver. 


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Up-on       the  .'-chool-house  play  -  ing ground,  that 


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sheltei'd     voii        and  me:         But       none    were  there  to     ijreet  me.     Tom,     Ami  few     were  lelt  to 


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know. 


^—^-' 


That  play'd    with    us  up  -  on         the  grass    Some   twen-ty       yen 


ars        a  -   go. 


13 


2  The  t;rass  is  just  as  green,  dear  Tom,  bare-footed  boys  at  play 
Were  s])orting  there,  as  we  did  then,  with  spirits  just  as  gay; 

But  the  master  sleeps  upon  the  hill,  which,  coated  o'er  with  snow. 
Afforded  us  a  sliding  place,  just  twenty  years  ago. 

3  The  spring  that  bubbled  'neath  the  hill,  close  by  the  spreading  beech, 
Is  very  low,  'twas  once  so  high  that  we  could  almost  reach; 

And  kneeling  down  to  get  a  drink,  dear  Tom,  I  started  so! 
To  lind  that  I  had  changed  so  much,  since  twenty  years  ago. 

4  Down  by  the  spring,  upon  an  elm,  you  know  I  cut  your  name. 
Your  sweetheart's  just  beneath  it,  Tom,  and  you  did  mine  the  same; 
Some  heartless  wretch  has  peeled  the  bark,  'twas  dying  sure,  but  slow, 
Just  as  the  one  whose  name  was  cut,  died  twenty  years  ago. 

5  My  lids  have  long  been  dry,  dear  Tom,  but  tears  came  to  my  eyes, 
I  thought  of  those  we  loved  so  well,  those  early  broken  ties; 

I  visited  the  old  church-yard,  and  took  some  flowers  to  strew 
Upon  the  graves  of  those  we  loved  some  twenty  years  ago. 

6  SonT?  are  in  the  church-yard  laid,  some  sleep  beneath  the  sea. 
But  few  are  left  of  our  old  class,  excepting  you  and  me; 

And  when  our  time  shall  come,  dear  'Tom,  and  we  are  called  to  go, 
I  hope  they'll  lay  us  where  we  played,  just  twenty  years  ago. 

22 


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'1^       'C       'P       '1^       'r       '1^ 

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THE    EYES    t>F    THE    LORD    AKE    IN    EVERY    PLACE,   BEHOLDING    THE    EVIL  AND   THE    GOOD. 


Philip  Phillips. 


In  dim  recesses  of  thy  spirit's  cliamber   Is  there  some  hidden  f;rief  tliou  mav'st  not  tell,  Let 


is;=i^EEiiz=q=::i=b=:s=::i5^ 


not  ihy  heart  forsake  thee,  but  remember  Hispitying;  eve  who  sees  and  knows  it    \v 


(/()(/  /.-mws  il  all. 


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2   Art  thou  oppressed,  and  poor,  nnd  heavy-hearted, 
The  heavens  above  thee  in  thick  clou  Is  arrayed. 
And  well-nigh  crushed,  no  earthly  strength  imparted. 
No  friendly  voice  to  say  "  Be  not  afraid  ?  " 

Uod  knows  it  all! 

_3  Art  thou  a  mourner,  are  thy  tear-drops  flowing 
7or  one  so  early  lost  to  eanlh  and  thee — 
The  depth  of  grief,  no  human  spirit  knowing. 
Which  mourns  in  secret,  like  the  moaning  sea? 

God  knows  it  all  I 


4  Dost  thou  lookback  upon  a  life  of  sinning? 

Forward,  and  tremble  for  thy  future  lot; 
There's  One  who  sees  the  end  from  the  beginning  ; 
The  penitential  tear  is  unforgot. 

(Jod  knows  it  all ! 

5  Then  go  to  God,  put  out  your  heart  before  him  ; 

There  is  no  grief  your  Father  can  not  feel; 

And  let  your  grateful  songs  of  praise  adore  him, 

To  save,  forgive,  and  every  wound  to  heal. 

C;od  knows  it  alll 


CopyriLihtcd   by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Song  Ministry,"  1S73. 

23 


HE  LEADS  US  ON. 


"he  LEADETH  me  in   paths  of  niGHTEOlSNESS  FOR   HIS  NAME's  SAKE." 

Words  and  music  by  Phili?  Phellii-s. 


-^— -V 


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lie  leads   lis    on  by   paths  we  did  not  know  ;  L'pward  lie   leads     us    tlio'    our  steps  are  slow,  Thoufll 


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know  he  leads  us  on.    He  leads  us    on,     he  leads  us     on.   lie  leads  us    on,  he  leads  us  on,  he  leads  us   on. 


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pifil^£=ppa=^ 


lie  leads  us  on  throut;h  all  the  trying  years. 
Past  all  our  dreamland  hopes,  and  doubts  and  fears; 
lie  guides  our  steps  through  all  the  tangled  maze, 
In  paths  of  peace  and  wisdom's  pleasant  ways. 
Refrain — But  when,   etc. 


I 

Anil  he,  at  last,  after  the  weary  strife. 
Will  lead  us  home  to  everlasting  life: 
No  parting  there,  or  pain,  on  that  bri 
We'll  meet  dear  friends,  and  sing  for 
Refrain — But  when,  etc. 


ght  shore  ; 
evermore. 


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Arranged  and  copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in    "  Standard  Singer,"  1S73. 


KILLARNEY. 


^       T3<»d<*rat  o. 


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Balfe.     (L.ist  sftng.) 

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24 


KILI.ARNE  J  ■.      CotuUuieJ. 


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windirig  bay>,  Mountain  paths  and  woodland  dells,  Meni'ry  ev   -  er      fond   -   ly  strays; 


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Hoimt  -  eous   iia  -   tare    Inves    all       land,  IJeau  -  ty     wan-ders  ev-ery-\vhere.  Footprints  leaves  on 


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ma-ny    strands,      But     her  home  is         sure  -  ly     there  ;  An  -  gels  fold  their  wings  and  rest 


*  0 ~^ 1» 0 1^^        ^'0 • 0 0 ^0 •■ 


Innisfallen's  ruined  shrine 

May  suggest  a  passing  sigh  ; 
But  man's  faith  can  ne'er  decline 

Such  God's  wonders  floating  by  i 
Castle  Lough  and  (ilena  bay. 

Mountains  Tore  and  Eagle's  nest, 
Still  at  mucross  you  must  pray. 

Though  the  monks  are  now  at  rest. 
Angels  wonder  not   that  man 

There  would  fain  prolong  life's  span, 
Beauty's  home,  Killarney, 

Ever  fair  Killarney. 


No  place  else  can  charm  the  eye 

With  such  bright  and  varied  tints: 
Every  rock  that  you  pass  by. 

Verdure  broiilers  or  besprints; 
Virgin  there  the  the  green  grass  grows. 

Kvery  morn  springs  natal  day, 
Bright-hued  berries  dafl^  the  snows, 

Smiling  winter's  frown  away. 
Angels  often  pausing  there, 

Doubt  if  Eden  were  more  fair, 
Beauty's  home.  Killarney, 

Ever  fair  Killarney. 
25 


Music  there  for  echo  dwells. 

Makes  each  sound  a  harmony; 
Many  voiced   the  chorus  swells, 

Till  it  faints  in  ecstasy: 
With  the  charmful  tints  below, 

Seems  the  Heaven  above  to  vie; 
All  rich  colors  that  we  know. 

Tinge  the  cloud-wreaths  in  tlatskj 
Wings  of  angels  so  might  shine, 

Glancing  back  soft  light  divine, 
Beauty's  home,  Killarney, 

Ever  fair  Killarney. 


JOHN  ANDERSON,  MY  JO. 


Slow  and  witli  feeling. 

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nias  -  ter  work   was      man,        And  vou         a-mang   them       a'  John,    so      trig        from  top      to 


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I 


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it=t 


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ifeEi 


She  proved  to     be    nae  journey-work,  Jolin,  An'ler-son,       my     Jo. 


-=^u 


^      pp 


5^B?^=-= 


yes 1 L  i^ ■-■ 


''      \ 


2  Jolm  Anderson,  my  Jo,   John,  ye  were  my  first   conceit  ; 

I  thinlv  nae  shame  to  own,  John,  I  lo'ed  ye  ear  and  late. 
They  say  ye're  turning  aidd,  John,  and  what  tho'  it  be  so? 
Ve're  ay  the  same  kind  man  to  me,  jolin  Anderson,  my  Jo. 

3  John  Anderson,  my  Jo,  John,  when  we  were  first  acquaint; 
Your  locks  were  like  the  raven,  your  bonny  brow  was  brent; 
But  now  your  brow  is  bald,  John,  your  locks  are  like  the  snow, 
Yet  blessings  on  your  frosty  pow,   John  Anderson,  my  Jo. 

4  John  Anderson,  my  Jo,  John,  we  clamb  the  hill  thegither, 
And  mony  a  canty  day,  John,  we've  had  wi'  ane  anither; 
Now  we  maun  totter  down,  John,  but  hand  in  hand  we'll  go 
And  sleep  thegither  at  the  foot,  John  Anderson,  my  Jo. 

26 


"let    EVER\'    DN'E    of    us    fLt  ash    his    NEIGHBOl  R    FOR    HIS    GOOD    TO    EDIFICATION." 


pHiLir  Phillips. 


,„^V»ice.    r«n  spirilo. „ rreii. ^  "■■"    ^  "'llhs. 

I.    Let  us  try  to  make  life  ]ileasant,  While  the  hours  are  stealing  l)y;  We  can  throw  a  flood  of  sunliglitO'er  a 


ir-p"- 


mf 


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-0 — -0      (»- 

V     -w     -»■ 


-».  I  '      » # — *         *     *~*~r  ^~ '^^^»^> ^^^^ 

*        *   ^*     ij  J  ij  $  :  5  5  ^*  *  ^t 

I  «  re».       _|J I 


I 


=J: 


^  r5<'<TO(». 


:;=^-=;;z=p=^^=:M=i=:F,--r:^*=?:^*=*=*=d 


(lark  and  clouded  sky  ;   And  ivhere  cru-el  thorn-- are  growing,  We  can    scat-ter  smiles  and  flow"rs,  If  we 


irfc^^z^ 


_. — •— ^- 


_/ — y — s — « — •     J      >- 


Rail. 


<'II<>RI  K. 


-* 4 * 


/•JL!i 


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try     to  make  li  e  pleasant,       And  improve    its     gold-en  hours.  Let   u.->     try! 


Let  us 


/  Kail.   I  I 


E- ^-^g — * — rt- 


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e 


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try!  Let    us      try        to  make  life   pleasant!  'Tis     but  fleet-ing       at    the    best;   .Vnd  while 

K 


-• — • — •- 


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2?- 


Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Song  Ministry,  No.  2,"  1876. 
27 


LET  US   TRY  TO  MAKE  LIFE  PLEASANT.      Conc/iidci. 


-* •- 


±±- 


m 


lo  -   itiggood    to     oth-ers,      We  our  -  selves 


of   God 


are  blessed. 


Let  us  try  to  make  life  pleasant 

While  the  days  go  swiftly  past ; 
And  our  genial  hearts  o'erflowing, 

Make  them  happy  while  they  last. 
Let  our  words  of  Christian  kindness 

Like  the  summer  dew-drops  fall ; 
Give  our  hands  to  works  of  mercy, 

And  our  loving  hearts  to  all  I    Chorus. 


Let  us  try  to  make  life  pleasant 

Thro'  the  weeks  and  months  that  glide 
Like  an  eagle  on  its  pinions, 

Or  a  vessel  o'er  the  tide. 
Though  the  harp-strings  may  be  silent, 

We  can  wake  its  gentle  strain  ; 
Though  its  tones  may  be  discordant, 

We  can  make  them  sweet  again  1    Chorus. 


4  Let  us  try  to  make  life  pleasant 

While  the  years  roll  oti  apace; 
Every  worker  for  the  Master 

Has  a  welcome  and  a  place. 
Let  us  try  to  make  life  pleasant. 

And  be  loving,  warm  and  true; 
Make  the  world  around  us  better 

for  the  good  that  we  can  do.    Chorus. 


STEAL  AWAY. 


f  N 


=^^:; 


-^'=* 


1 


!     Steal     a  -  way,  steal    a-wavliome,   I 
S      3 


t'ine./"  N 


S ' N  I — ' 1 


Iiain't   i,'Ot     lonj^ 


^ 


1.  My       Lord         calls     me, 
to  .stay  here.   2.  Green  trees  are    benil-ing. 

3.  My       Lonl  calls     me, 

4.  Tombstones  are  burst-ing, 

N       I N       ^      "i 


He  calls     me  by      the   thun-der; 

Poor  sin  -  neis  stand        trembling ; 

He  calls     me  by     the  light-ning; 

I'oor  sin-ners  are           trembling; 

~   -•••-♦'■••.    ?  -•■ 


I 


The      Iriim 

s 


pet     .sounds      it 
N  S  S 


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mv        soul : 


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>  .•  1/  I 

I        hain't       got       long        to       stay     here. 


From  "  fuhilee  Songs,"  hy  per. 

28 


THE  CHILDREN'S  HOME. 


r-ffiE 


Molto  inoderato. 


F-    H.   CoWEN. 


m/ 


=IS=I= 


=s^=*= 


zmrz 


They  playM   in  their  beau  -  li  -   ful     gar-dens,    'I'he 


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'^e^Z^EEE^EE^zi^iSi 


a;«= 


chil-dren  ofhigh    degree;         Outside  the    gates     the  beggars,  Pass'd  on    in  their  mis-er  -  y  ; 


But 


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there  was  one    of  the   children  Who  could  not  join     the  play,  And  a     lit- tic     bi-ggar     maid-en 

EE 


3(=t 


S^it  stst 


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r- 


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!fil?E3^ 
-'1 1 — ' 


Rit. 


EfEEEEE?FEEpH: 


Watch 'd  for  him  day  by  day 

Colla  voce.  ^^  p 


^^l^iiiE 


iffzint 


eTf=i-:fEE? 


Once  he  had  giv-en  her    a  ilow'r  ;  And  oh  !  how  he  smil'd  to  see      Her 


-^zl^^^=^^ 


m 


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J. 


I  I  I  N      I         IS 


^^^^ 


Cres. 


raa; 


-y—f-t-i^. 


EEE^a 

z«^;*E3 


thin  white  hands  thro' the  railings,  Stretch'd  out  so  ea-ger  -  ly;  She  caine   a-gain    to  the   gar-den,  She 

-I 1 


—  —  -»-s- 


Dim.    pp      Molto  rit.  ^ 


saw    the  children      play.  But  the     lit  -  tie  white  face  had  vanished, The  lit-tle  feet  gone  a  -  way. 


THE  CIJILDREX'S  HO. \[E.  — Continue:!. 
-13. 


E|^-^5^^^?z3=^i^i=^^i 


?=*^^^*E 


ii5=^ 


A  tpinpo. 


She  crept  a-way  to   her  cor  -  ner,  Down  by    the  murky  stream,       But  the 

-taJ ^ ^ M t_/Z 1 _^ J ^ ■ taW — ' — I t—j 1 1 — >— J-4 ^       I    —      111^ — J 


t^    :Jt    i    :S  b*.  M.M^at.     jm.m.  bm.  .*«.    _•_ 


=a — r=:^ 


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PofO  ores. 


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Ifc 


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!'=1I 


r»=qiS: 


iiiE3 


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pale,  ]  ale  face     in    the    gar     -     tlen,  Shone  thro' her  rest-less  dream,  The    pale,  pale  face    in    the 


i=?S=zS:i-5; 


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Eggi^ai 


'g:     -^  -^- 1  ^*-  :*::ff:  :*:  :•:*:    :|*:     igrig: . 


SEE 


P*' — Fji^— » — g — »- 


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gar  -  den,  Shone  thro'  her  restless     dream. 


And  that  high-born         child     and     the 


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of     men 


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nar-row.      But  the 


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«  «.7.«  V  *  K  -r  :r 


30 


THE  CUILDRKX'S  llOME.—CoiuhtJed. 


gates     of  Heav'n  are       wide! 

A        A         A 


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s   s 


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ff 


==t==l::^: 


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-*— ~«=r«l:="«:rL^=r«:=:«1=:a=i«:z-«l=:r«(i 


Fed. 


-•-— J-— i~TS.— s-- ii— g.— i.— j.--i)— .g— .i--s-TS- 


iHiiiiiill 


— :  * 


MY  DAILY  WANTS. 

"not  that  as  THnrr.H  t  had  alreai^v  attained  ok  were  already  perfect," 
Voirr.    AffVttiioao.                                                                                                                                       Philii-  Phillips. 
-H-l r-. i r-J?^ r^r— n ^— zNlZ ZSn 


-H 


-*— *- 


tJZiZIMZ 


-\J- 


»-—0- 


-t=t= 


eSe 


«     »  - — - 

1.  I   want  the    adorning  di  -  vine.  Thou  only,  my  God,  canst  bestow;    I  want    in  those  beau-ti  -  lul 

2.  I  want — oh!  I  want  to  attain  Some  likeness,  my  Savior,  to  thee,  That  longed-for  resemblance  once 


i'^ 


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-.t^iwz 


garments  to  shme  Which  distinguish  thy  peo-ple     be -low,         I  want  ev'ry  moment  to    feel     That  thy 
more    to      regain — Thy        com  -  li  -  ness  put     up  -  on    me!     I  want  to  be  marked  for  thine  own,  Ihy  seal 


E# 


E±E£^ 


:y=b: 


->,-•- 


I«=tl 


spirit  resides  in  my  heart.  That  his  power  is  present  to  cleanse  and  to  heal.  And  newness  of  life  to  impart, 
on  my  forehead  to  wear ;  To  receive  that  ''new  name"  on  the  mystic  white  stone,  Which  none  but  thyself  can  declare. 


3   I  want  so  in  thee  to  abide, 

As  to  bring  forth  some  fruit  to  thy  praise; 
The  branch  which  thou  prunest,  tho'  feeble  and  dried, 

May  languish,  but  never  decays. 
I  want  thine  own  hand  to  unbind 

Each  tie  to  terrestrial  things — 
Too  tenderly  cherished,  too  closely  entwined. 

Where  my  heart  too  tenaciously  clings 

Frotn  "  l^oice  oj  Song''  pubtished  by  .*?.  5 
31 


4  I  want,  as  a  traveler,  to  haste 

Straight  onward,  nor  pause  on  my  way; 
Nor  forcthouf;ht,  nor  anxious  contrivance  to  wr 

On  the  tent  only  pitched  for  a  day. 
I  want — and  this  sums  up  my  prayer — 

To  glorify  thee  till  I  die. 
Then  calmly  to  yield  up  my  soul  to  thy  care, 

And  breathe  out,  in  (aith,  my  last  sigh! 


Cnpyri.qht  Iiy  H.  R.  I'ai.mf.r. 


THE  ROSE  OF  SHARON. 

■  W'ltrds  .iiid  Music  !)>■  H.  R.  I'ai.mkk.     Iiy  pt-r. 


^ ^ — N — 


» 0- 


-V — ^ — ■^ — I — F^ 


I 


I.   There's  a  Rose  that     is  bluom-inp  for  you,  friend,  There's  a  Rose  that  is  blooming    (or     nie  ; 


:f:q=:=l=^= 


;^=r«: 


^= 


( 


5t 


lilsEE^ii 


:^; 


-»»-        -m-      -»■      -tr 
'         -»■-»■-»■ 


■^■=v- 


?: 


-^: 


EJ 


1^--=--^ 
T-—^—*- 


ai£i£g==^ 


Its  perfume       is     per-vad-ing      the  world,  friend.  Its   perfuniL-       is      for    you  and   for     me. 

±--t.--^=t=.-:=± 


There's     a        Rose  that  blooms  for  me. 


Ruse  that  blooms  for  you, 


beauty     all     the  world  shall         see; 


There's     a 


Rose 


^     r    f— g^-«— , ^zr-^- — ^ — -f^ — * 

— b >:; h; ^^ — -J — i C-= ^s^i — '—i-^^l •_ 


-^— :;— 5- 


-:^-^ 


-I — I \ — I— 


a      love  -   Iv 


There's     a     Rose  that  blooms  for    me. 


Rose  that     blooms    ft 


2  Long  ago,  in    the   valley  so   fair,  friend. 

Par  auay   by   the   beautiful    sea, 
This  pure   Rose  in   its   beauty   first   bloomed,  friend. 
And   it   blooms  still  for  you   and   for  me.     Kcfrain. 

3  All  in  vain   did  they  crush  this  fair   Flower,  friend. 

All  in  vain  did  they  shatter  the  tree; 
For  its  roots,  deeply   bedded,  sprang   forth,  friend. 
And   it  blooms  still  for  you   and   for   me.      Kt'/rain. 

^U'n'ttt-n  /y  the  auth,?y  .j«   tlu-  shores  0/  the   Mediterranean  Sea. 

32 


I- ar  from  home,  yes,  far  from  home,  In  sin   and  rags     I       sad  -  ly  roam;     No      ten  -  der     love 


Z&-- 


i 


Father's  care,  Bui  fill'd  with  sorrow  and  despair.      Come  home,        come    home. 


(l^g^g^EE^ 


Prodigal  child,  come 


2  Far  from  home  and  far  from  God, 
I  feel  the  chastening  of  His  rod. 
In  feeding  here  among  the  swine, 
Refusing  peace  and  love  divine. 

Come  home,  i!cc. 

3  Far  from  home  and  far  from  Christ 
His  love  so  free  and  without  price; 


13 


Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  '■  Song  Ministry.  So.  2,"  1876. 
33 


While  here  in  wretchedness  I  roam. 
Far  from  God,  and  Christ,  and  home. 
Come  home,  &c. 
4  Quick  to  the  banquet  house  repair. 
Thy  Father  stands  to  greet  thee  there: 
Come,  now,  behold  His  smiling  face. 
He'll  kiss  thee  with  His  pardoning  grace. 
Come  home,  kc. 


ROBIN  ADAIR. 


ir- 


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ifizit 


What's    this    dull    town     to     me?     Ro  -  bin's    not     near; 


^gfc5^ 


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r-sr^ 


— ^- 


■;,.H';-^;-j^:g=^ 


* — * 


t=f=;t= 


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What    was't    I     wished      to    see,  What  wished  to     hear. 


(if 


W^here's    all       the     joy      and   mirth, 


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-M • 1 1 \- — ^ 1 1 \ i-*-tH-*-tH — ^ 


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Made    this    town  a  heav'n   on  earth  ?  Oh !   they're  all     fled     with  thee,   Ro-bin     A 


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What  made  th'  assembly  shine  ? 

Robin  Adair! 
What  made  the  ball  so  fine? 

Robin   was   there. 
What,  when  the  play  was  o'er, 
What  made  my  heart  so  sore? 

Oh!  it  was  parting  with 

Robin  Adair. 


But  now  thou'rt  cold  to  me, 

Robin   Adair! 
But  now  thou'rt  cold  to  me, 

Robin  Adair. 
Vet  him  I  loved  so  \\'ell. 
Still  in  my  heart  shall  dwell. 

Oh  !    I   can   ne'er  forget 

Robin  Adair. 


NEARER,  MY  GOD,  TO  THEE. 


Dr.  L,  Mason. 


ifc* 


SSigH^E 


I.     Near  -  er. 


Si^ 


my 


God,     to       thee,       Near  -      er 


thee ; 


33: 


E'en    though  it 

I       

F=^^-» g- 

— I » — ^- 

F=^     r    ^ 


34 


NEARER,   MY  GOD,    THEE.      Concluded. 


t^-^ 

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— ^- 

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4 

Near  - 

er, 

my 

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God, 
t 

— ( — 
— *— 

to 

Thee, 

Near 
i 

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er,     my 

God,     to    Thee, 

Near  -  er 

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to 

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2  Though  like  the  wanderer, 
The  sun  goes  down, 
Darkness  be  over  me, 

My  rest  a  stone  ; 
Vet  in  my  dreams  I'd  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee, 
Nearer  to  Thee. 


There  let  the  way  nppear 
Steps  unto  heaven  ; 

All  that  Thou  send'st  to  me. 
In  mercy  given  ; 

Angels  to  beckon  me 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee, 
Nearer  to  Thee. 


4  Or  if  on  joyful  wing 
Cleaving  the  sky, 
Sun,  moon,  and  stars  forgot. 

I'pward  I  fiy, 
Still  all  my  song  shall  be, 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee, 
Nearer  to  Thee. 


These  verses  arc  very  effective  if  sung  as  a  solo  to  the  tune  Robin  Auaib. 


^      "  * zxc — 


STILL  I  AM  SINGING. 

"  HE    WILL  JOV    OVER    THEE    WITH    SINGING-" 


Philip  Phillips. 


-•— * 


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A— V — ^ 


:t::t:=fc±izzfc 


I.  Still   I    am     singing,    Jesus,   of    Thee;     Blessed    Re-deem  -  er,   so  precious  to  me;    Toiling    in 


goodness,    sing-ing    Thy    love.      Pleading    Thymer-it  and    look-ing     a    -  liove : 


I  '  I    ^^1  t  J         t>  '^  '  I  \J         ^  \J 


--V-- 


Thee  will    I 
— # • •- 


-— :.!  |i— ^C=»I 


y 


Chief  of  ten    thou 


sand. 


hon  -  or.    Thee    will      I      praise, 


>       I  y 

Chief  of   ten    thousand,   Ancient   of        days  I 


&if 


S 


--1^ 


PS^= 


i^E^ 


fcjz 


I        u       y       y 

2  Still  am  I  singing,  Jesus,  of  Thee: 
Simple  the  tones  of  the  music  may  be  ; 
Yet  may  the  language  comfort  impart, 
Lifting  the  spirit,  cheering  the  heart. 


li^ 


3  Still  may  our  chorus  joyfully  be. 
Blessed   Redeemer,  Hosanna  to  thee: 
Grant  in  Thy  kingdom  all  may  unite, 
Singing  with  rapture  songs  of  delight. 


35 


ETERNAL  LIFE,  MY  CRY. 

"  LAV    H()LD    ON    ETERNAL    LIFE-" 


Philip  Phillips. 


6i 


\/r,  r 


;s^l^ 


t3 


-* m—0. 


-*— r 


Woiikl'st  thciu  be     saved?  No      time     to       lose:      A- 


A- 


Piano   »■'  Ors»n. 


§=%^=£ 


-«_p:zii_ 


■g^il^-l jz 


q=;t 


E^!E: 


^^^^= 


— ,- 


» • 

vise,   aiul      run       the     lieav'n  -  ly      road.  Wnuld'st  thou  be  Idlest?  Then,    Pil  -  grin,  haste      To 


P 


-*— * 


_• • 0 m — I — I 1 — 


-*— • 


I 


=1r 


itzt 


m$i 


3 S • ' — *— ' 


( 


;te*E 


5IS 


W     Eoho. 


± 


-*— * 


I 1  — i ■ 1 — =t— 


^pp 


-0—0- 


i^ 


de  -  struc-tion's  dread       a  -  bode.      Oh      come,  (Oh  come,)    the        Sa  -  viour  calls,     "I 


^ES 


1^ 


_,_L      ,_,._____,__^_^ 


PP 


gB^^^i 


ztz 


i^^ 


rtzr=t 


=Sii 


fz:* 


-•— *z 


the   Way,     the    Truth,     the     Life;     Come    hith  -  er,       burdened    soul,     to         Me." 


^^■- 


a • d- 


Azz* 


0 — s — 0 •- 

'  ■0-        ■0- 


t:i= 


T^ 


:^: 


iii 


Sss: 


effizas 


:S-^ 


4=J 


:i^'^ 


1=3= 


Pilgrim. 


Oh,  tell  me  how !   Oh,  tell  me  where ! 
The  way  I  long  have  sought  to  know; 
But  fear  the  guilt  and  sin  I  bear 
Will  sink  me  in  the  depths  of  woe. 

Evangelist. 

God's  word  will  guide  thee:  dost  thou  see 
A  light  from  yonder  distant  hill? 
On,  Pilgrim,  on!  it  shines  for  thee: 
With  steady  course  pursue  it  still.    C/iorus. 

Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in 
36 


Pilgrim. 

God's  word  will  guide  me  :  yes,  I  see 
A  light  from  yonder  distant  hill ; 
Oh,  tell  me,  does  it  shine  for  me  ? 
Hail,  glorious  light !   I  will,  I  will! 

Pilgrim  .\nd  Ev.\ngelist. 

Farewell,  a  long  farewell  to  those 
Who  seek  to  stay  me  as  I  fly  ; 
My  ears  against  their  call  I  close. 
Life,  life,  eternal  life !  my  cry.    Chorus. 
'  Singing  Pilgrim,"  1S65. 


"  TU    DEl'AKT, 


L    \\  I  I  H    enl^lsl.    UHKIl     IS    KAK    HETTSR. 


Rrv,  John   Parker. 


"I'm  sweeping  throiiL;h    the   gale,    washed  in    the  blood  "(  the 
Lamb." — Dying  ^von/s  of  Ki-:\-.  Alfred  Cookman, 


Philip  Phillits. 


v-\}-\-.-^ — 0-\ — * — * — w — p- — p~ — '0 — ^ — 9—d — *- — ^ — I w — *-^ — ^ — ^ — ' — ^ — ^ — b — y^' — 


I.    I     am  now  a  child  of  (iod,    For  I'm  washM  in  Jesui'  b]<K)(l  :  I  am  watching, and  I'm  longing  while  I 


^zj=J: 


Ei=J= 


-I- 


if=*: 


-»—s—* — i- 


-j— * 


m^ 


I  ♦  f:  ♦      I  *:  A  ^    ^ 

-si— I 1 , ,5,_, f.         


-^t 


r-'i*— I • 1 '^  ■       ■ 


^m 


-g—«- 


*— * — »_*_«_ 


■u—u—jji—t^—f- 


-I i/. K 1 1* 

ail.        Soon  on  wings  of  love  I'll  fly    To  niv  home  beyond  the  sky,  To  mv  welcome  as  I'm  sweeping  tho'lhe 
iy-t — •-= .H ] 1 Psn-r4-  ^ 


?-•>—•  •-•-•-•—* — •-hS S S • — *-^ — ^ M 1 1 ^ ^ — • — s • 


^&ELEE3E^^ 


X 


s 


,2c^=3= 


RKFKAIN 


-*— *— ^— * — *- 


;feizfczfcryi 


dz 


-I=i^ 


gates.  In  the  Mood  of  yonder  Lamb, Wash'tl  from  ev'ry  stain  I  am.    Robed      in  white     '    - 


rrrmr-\ 


Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Sung  Ministry,*'  1S70. 

37 


/  AA/  Sn-EEPIXG   THROIGH  THE  GATES.— Concluded. 


^^1 


=4=q_ 


• — • — *- 


H 


cla.l 


in  bri"ht 


I  am  sweeping  thro'  the  gates. 


-jZr. 


:2:: 


iJt^i: 


-• — ,- 


7Z:l 


2  Oh  !   the  blessed  Lord  of  light,  I 

I  have  loved  Him  with  my  might; 

Now  His  arms  enfold,  and  comfort  while  T  wait. 

I  am  leaning  on  His  breast,  ; 

Oh  !   the  sweetness  of  His  rest,  I 

And  I'm  thinking  of  my  sweeping  through  the  gate.  | 


3  I  am  sweeping  through   the  gate, 
Where  the  blessed  for  me  wait; 

Where  the  weary  workers  rest  for  evermore. 
Where  the  strife  of  earth  is  done, 
And   the  crown  of  life  is  won, 

Oh  !   I'm  thinking  of  the  city  while  I  soar. 


4  Bnrst  are  all   the  prison  bars. 

And   I  soar  beyond   the  stars: 
To  my  Father's  house,  the  bright  and  blest  estate. 

Lo !    the  morn   eternal   breaks. 

And  the  song  immortal  wakes, 
Robed  in  whiteness,  I'm  sweeping  through  the  gates 


THE  OLD  SEXTON. 


Benjamin. 


Henry  Rtssell. 


SeS; 


tzzfrt^z^- 


^.^ 


-N >- 


:C5: 


q='^._zi= 


I.  Nigh  to       a  grave  that  was  new-ly  made,Lean'd  a  sex  -  ton  old     on    his  earth-worn  spade  ;  His 


-r   ^   ^   ^ 

I . .1 


1       I       I=t: 


* — * — »| — »|- 


H \ (- 


1^=^ 


:t?=: 


^-^Z±Z 


vork    was     dune  ani    he  paused  to      wait,        The   fun'  -  ral   train    thro'  the     o  -   pen     gate;      A 


38 


THE  OLD  SEXTO.W  — Concluded. 


^Tv    /TV    /Tv 


'^V-J^-t±l' — f==* 


'f:=3t 


rel  -  ic     uf        by  -  gone    days     was    he,     Ami   his   locks  were  white  as      tlie   foam  -  y       sea;      And 

,  ,  ,  ,  /TV    /T\     /TN 


^ 


^3^ 


-J. — *- 


:q=q= 


:S:: 


S 


1 1 1^==^: 


— '?-f^-= 


s* 


SE^^E^ 


these  words  came  from  the    lips       so      thin;        I     gather   them     in,  I     gather-them        in, 


il?=^; 


S 


I        I 


-i — 


r^: 


q:: 


-fcl-i:^ 


::!=?= 


^^^^ 


( 


I 


Iztifez 


-?--- 


=N=q: 


-?--- 


gather 


gather. 


■#— # i -*■■ 


gather. 


I  gather  them    in. 


Si 


All 


P^=.^=^^^^z 


•z*_ 


tsl?: 


5zLfc^PiS=S=S±±'ip:i=S=S^tpiS=S^E*=}E|i=^EiE±d 


§fe 


;- ^ 


iSi^ii^i^ip-^^^Pi^lii 


2  I  gather  them  in,  for  man  and  boy. 
Year  after  year  of  grief  and  joy  ; 
I've  builded  the  houst-s  that  lie  around 
In  every  nook  of  this  burial-ground  ; 
Mother  and  (laughter,  father  and  son, 
Come  lo  my  solitude,  one  by  (me  ; 
But  come  they  strangers  or  come  they  kin, 
I  gather  them  in,  etc. 


39 


3   I  gather  them  in,  and  their  final  rest 

Is  here,  down  here  in  the  earth's  dark  breast. 
And  the  sexton  ceased,  for  the  funeral  train 
Wound  mutely  o'er  that  solemn  |ilain  ; 
And  I  said  to  my  heart,  wh^n  time  is  told, 
A  mightier  voice  than  that  sexton's  old, 
Will  sound  o'er  the  last  trump's  dreadful  din, 
I  gather  them  in,  etc. 


^  Iofe{i%lioorlM(]at|cgabi?^p 


^v 


^r^.N 


^^    §i 


fha\ii?  0b0r[la^tmilifet®\^^j>:^\ 


'  LOOK  UNTO  ME,  AND  BE  VE  SAVED,  ALT.  THE  ENDS  OF  THE  EARTH. 


Philip  Phillips. 


;;      Vo 


-ffre- 


1^^^ 


:-==?e:i5e; 


-^-^- 


1  liave  heard   of     a    Sav  -  ior's 


ES^fc 


q^: 


• — = — M — •- 


;4==!**=i- 


ii^i 


T 


?  # "^ 


Are  o  mil. 


^Si 


_ 


;^ 


_^ — 

love, 


->— H 


icf; 


lUi? 


And  a    won  -  der-fnl  love      it  must     be 
\ 


But      did       he  come  down  from  a-bove 


r^ 


^9= 


S 


P 


m 


-<ii-i 


-^E^ 


-r-i 


^-z-X. 


iT^pi 


«■-     T 


i3 


„Out  of  love     and  compas-sion  for    me,      for      me?   Out  of    love    and  compas- sion  for    me? 


-*— 


-^ 1 1 — ^ • fl 0 ' — ^— h^^i — 


mi 


^ 


n 


iiJ 


I 


p 


M    ^    ScRil'TUKF    Rfspoxse  to  versf  I 


1^ 


»-*-* 


" This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that  Christ  Jesus  came  into  the    world  to  save  sinners." 

ii 


m 


-q:?: 


7*^ 


^~ 


"^S^ 


^rr^'^^'i^^ 


^" 


P^^ 


=3; 


:a±=: 


Copyrighted   by  Philip  Phillip^  in  "Song  Ministry,"  1876, 

40 


SONG   OF  SALVATION.      Concluded. 


i 


i^.7 


=1= 


iS-V-N" 


-•—*-*- 


' «<- 


-- ]>-N-^>--->- 


:4= 


He  was  wounded  for 

our  transtjressions,  he  \  our  in-i(iuities  :      the  chastisement  of  our  peace  \\as  upon  him;  and  with  his  stripes 
was  bruised  for 


ScRiPTLRE  Response  ioi'crsc 


^Srrgzqirq: 


^^=J^^I^z 


\vc    are  healed. 


,,     I  '■  In  my  Father's 
J      house  are 


::qr:- 


mi 


i^ 


r 


-•—*—*- 


-* — *- 


r  if  it  were  not  so,  I 


many  mansions  :  I  would  have  told  you,    \  place  for  you  : — that 
i  I  go  to  prepare  a 


=Sj=^r 


^ 


-«^ 


CuoRTS  /'^r  3,fh  7't-rstr  only 

-« 1 1 •-* 


• « «-- 


I     I     r 


-* 0- 


± 


0-f 


=ufci 


where    I     am,  there  ye      may   be      also/ 


Ves,  yes,  yes,    for      me,    for     me;      Ves,  yes,  yes,  for 


-, #- 


'-^ 


^-=A. 


-^—^^ 


1-"^ 1 — ? ^:=[:? 1 — ^=T=Pr       1    "^=3= 

> v  '     a — ^£ — • — F-^ — 5 — *^n^- — ji- — ■ — •- 


Pi^^ 


-• — ^ 


«--# » z 


2  I  have  heard  how  he  suflfer'd  and  bled. 

How  he  languish'd  and  died  on  the  tree; 
But,  then,  is  it  anywhere  said 

That  he  languish'd  and  suflfer'd  for  me? 


I've  been  told  of  a  heaven  on  high. 
Which  the  children  of  Jesus  shall  see; 

But  is  there  a  place  in  the  sky. 

Made  ready  and  furnish'd  for  me? 


4  Lord,  answer  these  questions  of  mine; 
To  whom  shall  I  go  but  to  thee; 
And  say  by  thy  Spirit  divine. 

There's  a  .Savior  and  heaven  for  me  !      CHORUS. 
41 


WHEN,  WHERE,  AND  HOW  SHALL  I  DIE? 

"  IN  SUCH    AN  HOUR   AS  VE  THINK  NOT,  THE  SON  OF  MAN  COMETH." 


Philip   Phillii'S. 


-N— ^ 


I^ 


-^ 


I,   When,      where,  and  how  shall    I     die?        In  youth,  or     in  manhood,  or  when     I  shall  stand     O'er- 


i5t5^±2 


'-f^=^=\^ 


-M ^ # ^ 1- 


-»T-?-?— P>- — 


3I=Z1- 


I 


---•- 


«/-=- 


r^— : 


i3==i3=P 


->— JS— 


— ,^?-^t 


man-tied  with  age,  with  my  staff  in  my  hand?  At  morn,  or  at  midnight,  or  when  shall    it    be,  Thou 


^     ^     T 


• * — ;J. — • #-• 


1:^=:^- 


-* — J— •- 


'"- » — — 


ms^ 


r         ''J     r 


li 


.^_^fc 


iti 


* — * 


^^ 


Spir  -  it      of  truth,  dare  I  hear  it  from  thee  ?  Wlien,  where,  and  how  shall  I  die  ? 


•-T- 


i*i:* 


•- 


REFKAIBf. 


=^t# J— •= 


Mv  bless-ed    Re- 


|E 


* * — *-+!  » — h- 


,-y- 


„— (^ 


-g' — fc< — 


t — I — '=='-= — * — -» 


Hsd: 


leem-er,    mySav-ior,    my    all.     Pre  -  pare        me 


for 


U/  IV  'I  —I 

death     Ere    tliv  summons  shall  call. 


-ist 


/-:> 

_j»_ 


^ 


I^S^4 


-I- 


r 


y=t 


;t 


±=zt 


iil 


2  When,  where,  and  how  shall  I  die? 
Will  strangers  attend  me,  or  kindred  be  near. 
And  voices  that  love  me  fall  sweet  on  my  ear? 
Or  shall  I  alone  through  the  valley  depart. 
With  none  to  support  me  or  comfort  my  heart? 

When,  where,  and  how  shall  I  die? 
When  o'er  the  dark  river  I  pass  from  the  shore, 
('■o  with  me,  dear  Jesus, 
I  ask  for  no  more. 

3  Wiien.  where,  and  how  shall  I  die? 
By  ilbiess  protracted  or  hasty  decline? 
Will  pain,  or  tranquil  departure,  be  mine  ? 
\Viil  reason  forsake  me  or  conscience  be  clear? 
■".Vill  lio])e  or  its  angel  of  mercy  be  near? 

Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips 
42 


When,  where,  and  how  shall  I  die? 
Oh,  grant  that  I  may  pillow  my  head  on  thy  breast! 
Thou  Guide  of  the  faithful, 
And  God  of  the  blest. 

4  When,  where,  and  how  shall  I  die? 
Though  solemn  the  question,  the  time  or  the  place, 
'Twill  matter  but  little,  if  God,  by  his  grace. 
Will  help  me  to  labor,  to  watch,  and  to  pray, 
And  wait  for  his  coming:  I  know  not  the  day 

When,  where,  and  how  I  shall  die. 
One  blessing  I  crave,  'lis  the  greatest  of  all — 
Prepare  me  for  death 
Ere  thy  summons  shall  call. 

ill   *'  Song  Ministry,"  1S73. 


Sto-ry   of  the    a  -  ges    past, 


All  earth's  annals  far  surpassing,    Sto  -  ry    that  shall  ev  -  er 


, 1— r L — r-J 1 1 \ , 

.0 a 0 »37  ^ ^ L, — 0 — 0 0 r^_ 


&:-^=3 


=B!=:H:==)i=z:t=tt=:Et=t=2=ji[^=|i=:|i=ziiE: 


I       I  I 


'^^m^^m 


-t 


'^- 


Noblest,  truest,  oldest,  newest,  saddest,  gladdest.  That  this  world  has  ev-er  known. 


i 


— <;i_  • 1-  -a — 0 — 0 — 0 — L  B — m — 0 — 0 — L  &;_ 

-«^  -•■■•■-••-•■     -^ 


J-J- 


-s    s 


-ir-:ir--* 


2  Christ,  the  Father's  Sun  eternal. 

Once  was  born  a  Son  of  Man; 
He  who  never  knew  beginning, 
Here  on  earth  a  life  began. 

3  Words  of  truth  and  deeds  of  kindness, 

Miracles  of  grace  and  might, 
Scatter  fragrance  all  around  him. 

Shine  with  heaven's  most  glorious  light 

4  In  (^iethsemane  behold  him, 

In  the  ngony  of  prayer : 
Kneeling,  pleading,  groaning,  bleeding, 
Soul  and  body  prostrate  there. 


5  It  IS  finished!   see  his  body 
Laid  alone  in  Joseph's  tomb; 

'Tis  for  us  he  lieth  yonder. 

Prince  of  Life,  enwrapped  in  gloom. 

6  But  in  vain  the  grave  has  bound  him. 
Death  has  barred  its  gates  in  vain  ; 

See,  for  us  the  Savior  rises, 

Lo!  for  us  he  bursts  the  chain. 

7  Hear  we,  then,  this  grand  old  story. 
And,  in  listening,  learn  to  love; 

Flowing  through  it  to  the  gudty, 
From  a  pardoning  God  above. 

Dr.  H.  Bonar. 

Arranged  and  copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Song  Ministry,"  1876. 

43 


THE  PILGRIM'S  MISSION. 


"let    I'S    NOT    BE    \VEAK^■    IN    WELL-DOING." 

Words  by  Rev.  \V.  .Morley  Plnshon,  D.  D. 


Philip  Phillii'S. 


"8- — ^P — *- 


-n '- 


i*r^ 


EtE 


:^ 


List  -  en!    the    Mas-  ter      be  -  secth 


etli, 


Call  -  ing     each    one     by        his 


l^t 


*Z 


s 


^m=^ 


^7= 


--^ ^ — ^-N— tts f ^ — F— •- 


2=^ 


His 


voice     to     each     lov  -  in"     heart     reach 


fth, 


i=t=i 


-ii-H 1— 


EEwE 


xz:^ 


^IZ3- 


-^- 


-» — 


cheer  -  ful  -  est        serv  -   ice      to  claim. 


Go     where      the       vine  -  yartl        tie- 


— • • « ^- 

■»-*■-♦     H* 


EJ=^E^^^Eis=^t3= 


'^^=^= 


-  • • — L 


-t — » » • » • •- 


=*--=:: 


*— ^ — » — 1 


go  where   the  white    har  -  vest   stantl     -     eth,    The    joy       of       the      reap  -  er         to 


share. 


n=rr1- 


*     ■*■ 


it-:rr 


-.i—'w—»—'cz 


t=t:=: 


■ir=.—tz 


m^m 


Arrattgeii  from  " Halloivcd  Songs^'  and  '"Sottg  Li/c,"  by  per. 
Copyrighted  hy  i'hilip  Phillips  in   "  Hallnwcd  Songs,''  1872. 

44 


THE  PILGRIM'S  MISSIOX.      CinuhiJcd. 


-- h         N- 


-^^=t 


=fc=:*^ 


s       w- 


rhen      work,  broth-ers,        work!      let  us  slum     -     ber       no  long  -  er,  For 


~.  I     1     I     I        1 1     I     i     I     : 


:4^- 


-^— N N- 


^^ 


==^ 


^^eMi 


t=r- 


V       — V — l^ 


God's  call   to         la    -     bor    yrows    strong-er  and      strong  -  er ;     The    light     of    this     life    shall    be 


Kir. 


"^^ 


d^i'r^z: 


-F-f-F 


f-^fL^-,— 


rfcti 


Eg^^gggg 


'-t=E 


:t=f- 


1 


Seek  those  of  evil  behavior, 

Bid  them  their  live  to  amend; 
Go  point  the  lost  world  to  the  Savior, 

And  be  to  the  friendless  a  friend. 
Still  be  the  lone  heart  of  anguish 

Soothed  by  the  pity  of  thine: 
By  waysides,  if  wounded  ones  languish, 

Go  pour  in  the  oil  and  the  wine. 
Then    work,  &c. 


Work,  though  the  enemies  laughter 

Over  the  valleys  may  sweep — 
For  God's  patient  workers  hereafter 

Shall  laugh  when  the  enemies  weep. 
Ever  on  Jesus  reliant. 

Press  on  your  chivalrous  way — 
The  mightiest  Philistine  giant 

His  Davids  are  chartered  to  slay. 
Then  work,  &c. 


Work  for  the  good  that  is  nighest; 

Dream  not  of  greatness  afar; 
That  glory  is  ever  the  highest. 

Which  shines  upon  men  as  they  are. 
Work,  though  the  world  would  defeat  you; 

Heed  not  its  slander  and  scorn  ; 
Nor  weary  till  angels  shall  greet  you 

With  smiles  through  the  gates  of  the  morn. 
Then  work,  &c. 


Offer  thy  life  on  the  altar, 

In  the  high  purpose  be  strong; 
And  if  the  tired  spirit  should  falter, 

Then  sweeten  thy  laljor  with  song. 
What  if  the  poor  heart  complaineth, 

Soon  shall  its  wailing  be  o'er: 
For  there,  in  the  rest  that  remaineth. 

It  shall  grieve  and  be  weaiy  no  more. 
Then  work,  t&c. 


45 


Rev.  H.  Bonar,  D.  D. 


OLD  TIME  IS  FLYING. 

"  COULD  VE  NOT  WATCH  WITH  ME  ONE  HOL  K  ?  " 


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Philip  Phillits. 

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Pray,  l>rcth-ren,    pray.       The    sands        are      fall  -  ing ; 


Pray,  breth-ren. 


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kneel      up  -  on        the 


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edge        of   time. 


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11 


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Arranged  from,  and  copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Song  Sermons,"  1877. 

46 


OLD   TIME  IS  FL  YI\G.      Concluded . 


2  Praise,  brethren,  praise, 

The  skies  are  rending; 
Praise,  brethren,  praise. 
The  fight  is  ending. 
Behold  1   the  glory  draweth  near, 
The  King  himself  will  soon  appear. 
Eternity,  etc. 

3  Watch,  brethren,  watch. 

The  year  is  dying; 
Watch,  brethren,  watch. 
Old  time  is  flying. 


Watch  as  men  watch  the  starting  breath. 
Watch  as  men  watch  for  life  or  death. 
Eternity,  etc. 

4  Look,  brethren,  look. 
The  day  is  breaking  ; 
Hark,  brethren,  hark! 
The  dead  are  waking. 
With  girded  loins  all  ready  stand — 
Behold!   the  Bridegroom  is  at  hand. 
Eternity,  etc. 


WATCHMAN !   TELL  US  OF  THE  NIGHT. 


J.   Rrownivg. 
Koprano. 


Franz  Ap.t. 
Basift  or  Tenor. 


ittzzriL 


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I.   Watchman!   tell         us   of    the  night. 


ztj^  5^-i 


What  its     signs 


of  prom-ise      are. 


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Trav'ler ! 


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■»'z:"<r 


■^Elzirzi 


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o'er     yon  mountain's  height.   See  that     glo    -    ry-beam-ing    star! 


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Watchman!  does  its  beauteous 


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Prom   -  ised        day  of        Is 


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2  Watchman!   tell  us  of  the  night; 

Higher  yet  that  star  ascends. 
Trav'ler!   blessedness  and  light. 

Peace  and  truth  its  course  portends. 
Watchman!   will  its  beams  alone 

Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth? 
Trav'ler!   ages  are  its  own  ; 

See,  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth! 


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Watchman  !   tell  us  of  the  night, 

For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn. 
Trav'ler,  darkness  takes  its  flight. 

Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn. 
Watchman  !    let  thy  wanderings  cease. 

Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home! 
Trav'ler!  lo!   the  Prince  of  peace, 

Lo  !   the  Son  of  God  is  come  ! 


47 


^ 


JUBILANT  SONG  OF  PRAISE. 


Words  written  by  Mks.  James  Havens  for  Philip  Phillips, 
on  his  return  from  Singing  "Round  the  World." 


Jas.  C,   Phillii's. 


life 


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I      liave       belt  -  cd       the     earth      with     my     Evenings       of     Song,      But      the     iMai>e    and    the 


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lano  or  Orsraii. 


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lie      hns        kept  me      thin'      per 


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land          and       by        sea. 

An 

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\          nciw,          O       my      Fa     -      tlar,        I          j;lo     -       ri  -   fy     Thee. 

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REFKAIN. 


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I         glo  -    ri  -  fy  Thee,     O    I    glo  -  ri  -  fy  Thee.    Blest    Fa  -  ther  in    heav'n,  I     glo  ■  ri  -   fy     Thee. 


— = !->-» \-0 1 ? — t J — L» — ^ 


-- ?- 


■■^i=^--i-*- 


I  glorify  Thee  for  the  work  I   have  wrought. 

In  singing  Thy  love  to  the  souls  Thou  hast  brought ; 

To  nations  benighted  I  spoke  with  my  songs, 
But  the  praise  and  the  glory  to  Jesus  belongs. 


And  when  I  have  finished  my  last  earthly  song. 

When  my  heart  is  restrung  for  the  heavenlv  throng, 

For  ever  my  jubdant  anthem  shall  be, 
My  Savior,  my  Savior,  I  glorify  Thee. 


48 


THE  GUIDING  HAND. 


*' I    WILL   GlinE    THEE    WETH    MINE    EVE." 


Willi  simplieity 


Response. 


Philip  Phillips. 


?#==3= 


-N— N- 


Thou  must  pass  through  this  tangled,  dreary  wild,  If  thou  would'st  reach  the  Cit-y        un  -  de  -  filed, 
That  where  thou  least  expect'st  thou'lt  find  a  foe  ;  But  victor  shalt  thou  prove     O'er         all      be  -  low. 


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Thy 
On 


■PP- 


peace  -  ful 
ly  seek 


home 
strength 


a  -    bove, 
a  -    bove, 


— s -i-^-^ — 

Thy         peace  -  ful         home 
On     -       ly         seek       strength 


bove 
bove. 


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tz        is- 


My  Father,  it  is  dark. 

Response — Chdd,  take  my  hand  ; 
Cling  close  to  me,  I'll  lead  thee 

through  the  land  ; 
Trust  my  all-seemg  care 
So  shalt  thou  stand 

Midst  glory  bright  above. 
Midst  glory  bright  above. 


My  footsteps  seem  to  slide. 
Response — Child,  only  raise 

Thine  eyes  to  me,  then  in  these 

slippery  ways 
I  will  hold  up  thy  goings  ; 
And  thou  slialt  praise 
Me  for  each  step  above. 
Me  for  each  step  above. 


5 
O  Father,  I  am  weary! 

Response — Child,  lean  thine  head 
Upon  my  breast ;  it  was  my  love 

that  spread 
Thy  rugged  path ;  hope  on. 
Till  I  have  said — 

Rest,  rest,  for  ever  rest; 
Rest,  rest,  for  ever  rest. 


.—The  Kes/ionse  2Lnti  chani  would  be  effective  if  sung  as  an  t-cho,  or  from  another  roomor  gallery,  just  so  as  to  be  distinctly  heard. 
Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "Song  Sermons,"  1877. 
49 
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SWEETLY  SOLEMN  THOUGHT. 


Miss  Phcede  Carev, 

,   V»ioe.    Alleeretlo. 


"NOW    THEV    DESIRE    A    BETTER    COINTRV,  THAT    IS,   AN    HEAVF-NLV. 


Philip  Phillips, 


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Nearer  my   home,  Nearer  my  home.  Nearer  my  home  to-day,  to-day,  Than  I  have  been  be  -  fore. 


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■A ^-! 1 ^r-l ^- 1 '^r;^ : — ni 


2  Nearer  my  Father's  house,  I  3  Nearer  the  bound  of  life, 

Where  many  mansions  be;  Where  burdens  are  laid  down; 

Nearer  the  great  white  throne  to-day,    Nearer  to  leave  the  cross  to-day. 
Nearer  the  crystal  sea.    Chorus.       I      And  nearer  to  the  crown.    Chorus. 


4  Be  near  me  when  my  feet 
Are  slipping  o'er  the  brink; 

For  I  am  nearer  home  to-day, 
Perliaps,  than  now  I  think.  Chonis. 


Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Song  Sermons,"  1877. 
50 


"nor  thjeves.  nor  drtnkards,  shall  inherit  the  kingdom  of  cod" 
Recitati\  E  Art.  by  Philip  Phillip; 

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51 


REX  OUNCE  THE  CUJ\  —  Con,-!u,l,d. 


1  And  coKler  still  the  winds  tlul  blow. 
And  darker  liours  of  night  came  on, 
And  deeper  grew  the  drifted  snow, 

Her  limbs  were  chilled,  her  strength  was  gone. 
O  God  I   she  cried,  in  accents  wild. 
If  I  must  perish,  save  my  child. 

3  She  stnpjied  the  mantle  from  her  breast. 
And  bared  her  bosom  to  the  storm, 
As  round  the  child  she  w'rapped  the  vest, 
She  smiled  to  think  that  it  was  warm. 
With  one  cold  kiss,  a  tear  of  grief, 
The  !>ioken-hearled  found  relief. 


4  At  morn  her  cruel  husband  passed. 

And  saw  her  on  her  snowy  bed  ; 
Her  tearful  eyes  were  closed  at  last. 

Her  cheek  was  pale,  her  spirit  fled, 
lie  raised  the  mantle  from  the  child, 
The  babe  looked  up  and  sweetly  smiled. 

5  Shall  this  sad  warning  plead  in  vain  ? 

Poor  thoughtless  one,  it  sjtcaks  to  you  ; 
A'o-M  break  the  tempter's  eniel  chain, 
No  more  your  dreadful  way  pursue  : 
Kenounce  the  eup,  to  Jesus  fly — 
Immortal  soul,  w.hy  will  you  die? 


SAVE,  LORD,  OR  WE  PERISH ! 


,  Alleer^lto. 


msm=^^: 


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L  * M M L I J 


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Harvey   C.  Camp. 


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When    thro'     the    torn     sail     the   wild    tempest       is  streaming.  When  o'er   the  dark  wave    the    red 


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2  O  Jesus,  once  tossed  on  the  breast  of  the  billow, 
Aroused  by  the  shriek  of  despair  from  Thy  pillow, 
Now   seated   in   glory,   the  mariner  cherish. 
Who  cries,  in  his  anguish,  "Save,  Lord,  or  we  perish!" 


3  And  O,  when  the  wirlwind  of  passion   is  raging, 
WHien  sin  in  our  hearts  its  wild  warfare  is  waging, 
Arise  in  Thy  strength.  Thy  redeemed  ones  to  cherish. 
Rebuke  the  destroyer — "  Save,  Lord,  or  we  perish  !  " 
52 


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Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Singing  Annual,  N(»  4."  1878- 
53 


SC.4  TTER  SEED   OF  KhVDNESS.      Coiuludcl. 


way. 


1^ 


Then       .scat   -  ter  seeds       of       kinj-ness, 


'1  hen        scat   -   ter       seeds        of 


3E3^S: 


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-•-— 


*--^ 


(i 


Strange,  we  never  prize  the  music        If  we  knew  the  baby  fingers, 

Till  the  sweet  voiced  bird  ha-i  flown  j       Pressed  against  the  window  pane 
Stranize,  that  weshould  sliijht  the  violets     Would  be  cold  and  stiff  to-morrow- 


Till  the  lovely  flowers  are  gone! 
Strange,  that  summer  skies  iipii  suosliioe 

Never  seem  one-half  so  fair, 
As  when  winter's  snowy  pinions 

Shake  the  white  down  in  the  air. 
Chorus. 


Never  trouble  us  again  — 
Would  the  bright  eyes  of  our  darling 

(/atch  the  frown  upon  our  brow? 
Would  the  print  of  rosy  fingers 

Vex  us  then  as  they  do  now  ? 
Chorus. 


I 


Ah!  those  little  ice-cold  fingers. 

How  they  point  our  memories  ki-k 
To  the  hasty  words  and  actions 

Stre\\'n  along  our  backward  track! 
How  those  little  hands  remind  us, 

As  in  snowy  grace  they  lie, 
Not  to  scatter  thorns — but  roses — 

tor  our  reaping  by-and-by  ! 
Chortis. 


ROCK'D  IN  THE  CRADLE  OF  THE  DEEP. 


Knight. 


1.  Rock'-d   in       the    era  -    die      of        the        deep, 

2.  And      such      the   trust   tliat    still    were      mine. 


I         lay     me       down 
Tho'      slurm-y        winds 


in     peace    to 
swept  o'er      the 


Se  -  cure  I       rest        up  -  on       the     wave, 

Or   though         the     tern  -  pest's    fi    -     ery     breath     . 


For  Thou,  O 
Rous'd  me  from 


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^'Play  fir>l  four  iiica-^iire?*  for  introductinn  .ind   interlude 


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I 


54 


KOCA''D  I.V  THE  CRADLE  OF  THE  DEEP.      ConcludeJ. 


^ — ^^ — ^ — j 


Lord  I  hath  powV        to        save, 

sleep  to     wreck        and       death  I 


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rr  ,.^ 


1     know  Thou   wilt      not     slight    my 

In  o     -     cean     cave     still     safe     with 


^=l=i=^ 


x^^^^ 


1 


^^li^-t 


!fj^— •— ,— • « • , •- 


_,J* 


-s*- 


-*— — *- 


-a- — r- 


->- 


call, 
The. 


P'or     Thou  dost     mark      the       spar  -  row's    fall! 

The     germ  of  im  -    nior  -   tal     -      i      ■      ty ; 


■ III 


tr 


~9 

Ami 
Ami 


-I ^ 1 1 1 1 Li,«  —  _ « 9. ^ B __ 


r       -••-••-#■-•■       ' 


j=^ite^^=?=?- 


3=f=t 


-K N- 


*-T *-i4i. » 

calm       and    peaceful    is     my     sleep, 


-N       ^— N— ^      »—i — *- 


-*-i — •— *- 


^-i- 


Rock'd    in      the    cra-dle      of      the  deep. 


And 


m^m 


9- 


^ — f=t ^_ 


•H — 1 — p— • 


♦       T 


pp 


1 


-N — ^' 


^— -^ — ^—•- 


— P R — s s — J K-\-a 


i 


calm     and  peace-ful    is     my     sleep,      .      .  Rock'd      in       the   cradle     of        the    deep. 

i,    k  -  tr       -  -       tr       -  -  -        tr  ^- 


W^ 


w=^^^m: 


i^i^^i 


»:^^0:z—»- »- 


-»j — »- — •- 


-I 1 h- 


•H 1—) • -" 


55 


THE  NINETY  AND  NINE. 


E.  C.  Clei'Hanf. 


I    \VI[,1.    HEAL    THEIK    P  ACKSLIDINGS. " 


Ira  D.  Sankey,  by  per. 


I,    There  were  ninetv    and    nine       that      sale 


ly       lay 


-fc; 


?«i 


?=2-R=?-=i^ 


3=-+-.- 


In     the  shel    -    ter 

■I N- 


r—^ — *- 


Planu  or  Or;;uii. 

N T-0— 


3(=:: 


rj: 


fcfcti^— ' 

-^ — ^ — >^ — 1 — 

-m — -^ ^ ^ — 

-^-^= 

Ep- 

-*      J— 

-^-^1 

~1- 
-0— 

-V^-/!-^-^— 

fold.          But 

one          was    out 

:q     '         Js — i 

on     the  1 

— ^ 

ulis 

r-l— 

-y — «— 

a  -  way, 

— ^ — , — 

Far 

off 

— r 0 — « 1 — 

from  the    gates          of 

1 

^t i    ^ 

r-0 . 

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:g~— *— 

— * 
t 

i — *— 

— • 

— t 

h 

• 

p-i 

-^ • — ^ 

*  : 

•I   • 

■  1   . 

way  from  the  Shep-herd's    ten    -    <ler    care,         A   -   way   from  the  Shep-herd's    ten    -    der  care. 


-0 s — • — • — •- 

♦       •     *  -#■  -♦■ 


H 


fes 


"Lord,  thou  hast  here  thy  ninety  and  nine: 

Are  they  not  enough  foi-  thee?" 
But  the  Shepherd  made  answer:    "This  of  mine, 

Has  wandered  away  from  me: 
And  although  the  road  be  rough  and  steep, 
I  go  to  the  desert  to  find  my  sheep." 

But  none  of  the  ransomed  ever  knew 
How  deep  were  the  waters  crossed ; 

How  dark  the  night  the  Lord  passed  through 
Ere  he  found  his  sheep  that  was  lost. 

Out  in  the  desert  he  heard  its  cry — 

Sick  and  helpless,  and  ready  to  die 


"Lord,  whence  are  those  blood-drops  all  the  way 
That  mark  out  the  mountain's  track?" 

"They  were  shed  for  one  who  had  gone  astray 
Ere  the  Shepherd  could  bring  him  back." 

"Lord,  whence  are  thy  hands  so  rent  and  torn?" 

"They  are  pierced  to-night  by  many  a  thorn." 

But  all  through  the  mountains,  thunder-riven. 

And  up  from  the  rocky  steep. 
There  rose  a  cry  to  the  gale  of  heaven, 

"Rejoice!   I  have  found  my  sheep!" 
And  the  angels  echoed  around  the  throne, 
"Rejoice,  for  the  Lord  brings  back  his  own!" 


56 


J  llh   E  ll-.KN  aL   I 


JIV    HKl-UGR,    AND    i:  N  DEK.N  t  A  I  li    AKIi     I  H  E   L  V  tKL  AbTlNG   ARMS. 

Tune  and  Fourth    i',rse  and   Chorus   by   Philip   PhILLIPS. 


* 


q:=l: 


~JlZ. 


r=\- 


:|=t— 1= 


1.  In  some  way  or    oth  -  er    the  [>or(l  will  pro-vide ;      It   may    not    be      my    way,   It   may   not    be 

2.  At  some  time  or    oth  -  er    the  Lonl  will  pro-vide;       It    may    not     be      niy  time.    It   may    not    be 


fagd^^gs 


'9-.- 


-*— r 


-' • ^ 1  ^ » • — ra a S" 


Mr  way;  Anri  yet   in     his  own  way,  "The  Lord  will  provide."  Then,  we'll  trust  in  the  Lord, 
thy  lime;  And  yet  in     his  mvn  time,  "The  Lord  will  provide." 


1 — ^ — ■ — ^ — I — ■ — I — '-I — ^ 1 'Z^^ 


And 


ift 


:^=t= 


i^^^^ 


he  will   pro-  vide;    Yes,  we'll  trust  in  the     Lord,  And  he    wi 

4 


H— 


-\- 


^^^^^^^ ^1 — ■^■^.^■^-1 1 — ■ 


I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L  I — I — I — U_ 


-t 1 1-^ 1 (- 

i*'^      ^        ^ 


-^(r-#- 


^-=i^^gn=. 


:t 


-h 


3  Despond,  then,  no  longer,  the  Lord  will  provide 

And  this  be  the  token  — 

No  word  he  hath  spoken 

Was  ever  yet  broken — 

"Tlie  Lord  will  provide.'' 

Arranged  from,  and  i  ujjyri^luctl  by  Philip  Philli] 

57 


4  March  on,  then,  right  boldly,  the  sea  shall  divide; 
The  pathway  made  glorious 
With  shoutings  victorious, 
We'll  join  in  the  chorus, 
"The  Lord  will  provide." 
Si!ii;inji  ,\nmial,  No.  4."  1877. 


CONSIDER  THE  LILIES. 


Tni'LlKF. 


* — » — *- 


1^=:^: 


t=:=t=zrE3 


( 


Con-si«l       -       er        ihe      li   -   lies     of       the  heUl  I         how   they     growl  they  toil  not 


t;=:3-^zz:ii=1=q= 


.:5=:^=:i=^=q= 


n»  e  111  p  I  i  i>  e  lu  e  II  t  e 

ami! 


^ 


-4-^ 


-5-  . 


:tt 


^=^=^ 


:T= 


-^— • 


-r-^-#- 


l?stl 


p;=1 py^-^-1^-^i 

'"  ■■^: *— T — F— <— < — *— H 


neither     do  they    spin,  they  toil  not,  neither  do   they      spin, 

aft  ^     I    ■ 


And  yet     I 


-# 1 1 0 i 1- 

:-# 1-0 — 


."• — -:^~0  — —■* :i-# —     jl'»~''z± — •' 


7-?—?- 


* 


i^g 


— -^-— 


ill 


■<^—i- 


feiiiigm=E^ 


* 


:l==^- 


7=^-=:i=ii 


■A h — I — =s: 


» — * — * — *-  (I** — * — * — * # 


S 


say  uii  -  to       you. 


I      say  nil  -  to     you  that    e  -  ven  Sol  -  o  -  mon   in        all       hi: 


(5:-J?gijl=^*;H=^;ii(i^ 


m^ 


:j=j--j: 


:t^z*— Jieni: 


fezl5fe«Ef:^=S^ 


i«=z*=j!z;ii=3 


.__,__,_^_,_H_  ^j^---j+::i-~-~~_;-j:--_:.— ---i-i-^--^a-,-  -^- 


J^ ^_  I       -Ld=i|-d 


**  it 


trio    -     rv 

*i: — _ 


not  ar  -   rayed  like     one  of       these.  Con  -  si    -    der     the 


"sid: 


I>  i  ni , 


*r*i 


*— r*- 


lm=^ 


=1- 


«|=il^rt-ilzzit*i 


^_,J_ 

m-^^-0 1- 


Ped. 


:q=:i; 


*gi^ 


:E^=t 


-^ — *- 


:^=S: 


:e£* — '^if 


•— : •— — •- 


li-lies,  how  they     grow,         Con-sid    -    er     the     li-lies,    how  they     grow;       they  toil      not,  they 


■0'' — I — < — 1 — •- 


La-**t^ 


-• m — ^-J^^^' — ' — I — hi 1    ^    0 — ^-J  — p — I — ^\-^A-0 — i -! *     I     \-0 — I 

-f- — 1-« \-S—f i-0-     L  « ] ^« L^_, — I •-—;-0 — L, — ^ g — I 1 


(gglE^ 


*' 


r-l- 


^iEE 


Ped. 

—I 


,"25^    • 


COXSWER    THE  ULfES.     Co„limieJ. 


^l^.. 


»—  5» f     f 


•—  .- 


P 


toil 


neit      -    er     <Io     they  spin, 


vet.  I      sav 


''^  I'res  •*  nini 


(BS 


N= 


^}g 


5dt±t- 


■0—0 — 0 — 0~ 


-0—\0- 


-?-f«-^ — 0- 


you 

_^tt _, 


i>~9 — ? — ? — 

MjI-o-ni'Ui     in      all 


-S^- 


hi,   "lo 


was      not  arfn\-LMl, 


2^??'?^- 


ziJ.' 


SS5EE^^=: 


->— -N— •- 


-•-'?■ 


M 


was       not  arrayed 


like  one     of     these. 


jm-ff-^ — \ — ' — ^ — 1-* — ' — 1 — ' — • — '^0 — 'r* — '-» ' — ' — ' ■■ — '-0' 

FW-3 1 — 1 — (-*-*-* — ' — 1 — i-0 — 0\ — 1-= — \-0 — 1-» — 1 — h-a — < 


&^ 


j—  I     1    r  is. 


-• — 0-^f — « — 0-0-m 


_* — •_ 


\-'f-*-^- 


iH=:r3»z;: 


was  not  arrayed, 


was  not  anayeil 
^Sva " — ^"'loi*« 


§frp4— ~^?==^=|- 


fc:-^tt^^=Kt* 


t:=t:=s=t: 


-M^. 


mi^m 


s 


-* — w 0- 


-J N- 


-0    0    0  —0    1       ^-j 


i 


like  one     of  these,  and  vet        I      sav  un  -  to     vou. 


Sol  -  o  -  mon  in     all      his 


-#— #z*i»^:gzn 


I 


:-rt= 


59 


CO.YS/DEK    THE  LILIES.  — Coiuludcd. 


i^ 


tr. 


JS S— TV 


t^,-t=2Z 


-N H— N- 


^^i^^-i^^f^- 


0—m- 


tSEE^* 


X- 


glo 


r^^ 


was  not  arrayed,        was  not  anayecl,        was  not  arrayed    like    one 


of 


• — • — •- 


:taa: 


»^— •—•—*-•-*- 


;' 


i?r=f-f--?^ 


-0     0—0—t   ,     ^-Pi^^^  1 


:3E^ 


--Mf-^- 


■??■ 


WHAT  ARE  YOU  GOING  TO  DO,  BROTHER? 

"  SAV    NOT    ^■K.   THERE    ARE    VET    FOUR    MONTHS,   AND    THEN    COMETH     HARVEST." 


W^eI 


Phjlti'  Phillits. 


'it—</- 


-• # •- 


-y — !>< — u- 


-*-^!— 5— * ^ »  S 


Oil,        what    are  you     go-ing       to       ilo, 


I'ro-ther?  Say,  what  aie  you     go  -  ing     to 


n^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^m 


g^fcSii 


E^ 


:! =: 


lliB!^ 


^^^1^ 


,^^ 


iS^£ 


0--g- 


I  I 


,_,p_»_»_# — *. 


-0-^ 


t=:J=5=:l^ 


:t=t 


-•- — 0 — 0- 


view  ?     You  are  fresh  from  the  home  of  your  boyhood,     And  just  in  the  bloom  of     youth!    Have  you 


i^q^^^ 


.0 0 0 8        0^ 

0 0 • ' 


'^^^^=i 


ziut 


*-fr 


-g=s=g=g 


^=t±: 


:=|: 


;=^9^ 


-#— = — » 


t^ 


Arranged  frum,  and  copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "Musical  Le;t%es"  i86^. 

60 


WHAT  AKE    ror  GOIXG    TO   DO  ■'—Conrhided. 


-V- 


i: 


-.*       4       * 


I 


tast  -  ed  the    spark-ling      wa  -  ter     .      .     That  flows  from  the  fount  of       truth?  Is  your 


-^$B^^E^- 


— ^  -s. s 


-r-    »    *- 


-g—0~ 


-»-*- 


heart     in  the       Saviour's  keeping?  .  Re-mem -Iter    He     flied      for        you  I 


Then 


'ir-ry- — I — 0-»-f-2-^'Zll 


J-#-»#  •— ••  »•  •  •—'-••-•-• •-• ««-«-•  0-0—^0-0-0-0  0-0—0-0  0-00-0-' 

'-0-0-0-0-  -0-0-0-0-0-0- 


■0-0-0-0-0-0-  -0-0-0-0-0- ■0- 


^ 1     I     '      ti 


i 


'^—2. \ J- 


-0, — 0- 


-N-zV; 


-tz*z 


what       are  \'':iu      go-ing  to        do, 


brother  ?  Sav.  what  are  "nou       cto  -  ine     to     do? 


( 


tW  ^— -^ 9<  -  -  0-0-0 0-0 — 0 — 0~0-0-0-0-\-0-^-, 


""VT^ 


2  Oh,  what  are  you  going  to  do,  brother  ? 

The  morning  of  youth  is  past : 
The  vigour  and  strength  of  manhood. 

My  brother,  are  yours  at  last  ; 
You  are  rising  in  worldly  prospects. 
And  prospered  in  worldly  things  ; 
A  duty  to  those  less  favoured. 

The  smile  of  your  fortune  brings. 
Chorus. — Go,  prove  that  your  heart  is  grateful — 
The  Lord  has  a  work  for  you  ! 
Then  what  are  you  going  to  do,  brother? 
Say,  what  are  you  going  to  do? 

3  Oh,  what  are  you  going  to  do,  brother? 

Vour  sun  at  its  noon  is  high  ; 
It  shines  in  meridian  splendour, 

And  rides  through  a  cloudless  sky. 
You  are  holding  a  high  position. 
Of  honour,  of  trust,  and  fame  ; 
Are  you  willing  to  give  the  glory 
And  praise  to  your  Saviour's  name  ? 
Chorus. — The  regions  that  sit  in  darkness 

-\re  stretching  their  hands  to  you  ; 
Oh,  what  are  you  going  to  do.  brother? 
Say,  what  are  you  going  to  do? 


61 


4  Oh,  what  are  you  going  to  do,  brother? 

The  tempter   is   near  at  hand  : 
I^ook  not  on   the  wine   that   sparkles. 

Remember   the  great   command. 
Go  not  to  the  midnight  revel. 

Nor  join  in   the  careless  song; 
Beware  of  the  wine  that  sparkles, 
'Twill  lead  thee  to  ruin  and  wrong. 
Chorus. — The  eyes  of  the  angels  in  pity 

Are  mournfully  turning  to  you  ; 
Then  what  are  you  going  to  do,  brother  ? 
Sav,  what  are  you  going  to  do? 

5  Oh,  what  are  you  going  to  do,  brother  ? 

The  twilight  approaches  now  ;- 
Already  your  locks  are  silvered, 
And  winter  is  on  your  brow. 
Your  talents,  your  time,  your  riches, 

To  Jesus,  your  Master,  give  ; 
Then  ask  if  the  world  around  you 
Is  better  because  you  live. 
Chorus. — You  are  nearing  the  brink  of  Jordan, 
But  still  there  is  work  for  you  ; 
Then  what  are  you  going  to  do,  brother? 
Say,  what  are  you  going  to  do  ? 


THERE  IS  A  GREEN  HILL  FAR  AWAY. 


Mrs.  C.  F.  Alfxakdf i;. 
Anilaiile  luocleratCo 


Ch.  Gounod. 


Pt£ 


There      is      a  green  hill 


, .  Dim.T'l     '\      P    ' 


-N?-N?-^?->?- 


^-Hs-?- 


^^fr 


"^mt 


F. 


:^t 


-P-J— » —  ^      ^ — ^ — »- 


-i P 


IlJv 


-- [n7-7— fs 


^,~^— A 


fa 


r    a  -  way, 


Without 


-#'-'-* 


■#5_^ 0~T—0- 


a    cit  -y  wall 


Where  the  dear  Lord  was    cru-ci  -  fied, 


Who 


IS m « — 


S^l 


iifc^iJrS::^^ 


3=Sz?zi^lH 


?_S 


•-7-H^- 


9ii 


I^7- 


-t* — ^ — 1^ — 


?7-r- 


;^-?-»-7 


15 


|a=5±EE^c2: 


i 


=45iq: 


-*— ^- 


H^ h^^ 0 •- 


1 >- 


■aj-^^ — r      I 


died      to  save      us     all; 


We  may  not    know,  we  can  not  tell    What  pains  lie  had      to 


J— J- 


=«* 


^=i=i 


5-ff «-7-«5' •— 


Eg=7:;-?-g-?- 


-K?-f-7-b<-?-^-7- ; 


i;^- 


I    I 


I       I       I        niml 


i!§ 


I 


r 


E3; 


-«— ^- 


S 


-A-4= 


:^— ^— ~ 


:^ 


:^ 


Vjear, 


But    we  believe      it  was  for  us 


He  hunq 


and  suffered  there! 


— : A '. 


^-■^zj^lf^-iw. 


->.—*- 


Ores.]  I 


Dim.   I  I 


\'9- 


i: 


-♦    • 


r     r   i^i^  te 


62 


THERE  IS  A    GKEEN  HILL  FAR  A  Il'A  V.      Continued. 


.m-x — m m^ — ^ 


■^       I  ^ 


• » — 0- 


:t=t: 


-rm—. — » — *-.-—>- 


1^ 


died    that    we  might  be    forgiven.     He  died      to  make     us   good, 


I  I         I- 


;=l5^E5SE^ 


a— ;»| a — -^ 


:i — ^» — »- 


£•-• 


Dim. 


\  ^^^ •— ^«> •- 


-^— r 


-Si^* — • — •- 


J^S^^ri-^ 


-H 1 1 J- 


^— r 


~ — t" 


?♦ 


-•— '* — i — 


It: 


last     to   heav     -      en,      Saved    by  His    pre-cious  blood 


-^- 


'^     -0- 
-m- 
Cres. 


There     was   no   oth 

3EF?aSli 


gl: 


s * •- 

V— 5» — » 


-_N_ir„-' 


Sii^^4^-*-FsJ 


.«_#_#_«_«_»_*_»_{-  •  -  #_  J 


,S — «_*_•_*_*_«_*_«_«-«:*: 


^>n| — «_#_«_*_j_«^-i 


-•— r- 


-•-T- 


iSs;: 


pay  the  price  of       sin 


He 


^ — m — ^ — m~M~M~     0~0~0~0~0~0 IT 

0    0     0     0     0     0^  -•■■*■-••-•■-#■-#■ 


j^rrjj-ft 0-0-^0    0~»-0^^^-^-^^-j0»0'0»0»0»0'0'0»0»0»0»e»-rt~i-i-i-i-i-fg—g-w—0-B-0 — I 

^i^^z^m^m^0^a:^r*0l0lM^0*0l0l0=l*0fMt0f0t0Uf0t0t0t^^^^ 


^'^^S— 0-0-0-0-0-0— 0—0— 0- 0    0    »-Pg-*-g— g-*-<-3*-«-*— »-«— B^^ — ^ — r-*-*-*-g-»-«(^>-»->H 


m 


:A 


.tlolto  o*>pre!4K. 


:3=3= 


::^^^^J==E=5:E 


-• — •• 


Oh,        dear    -     Iv, 


dear 


Iv  has  He  lov 


ed! 


§ 


■0    0   0      ^^^<     ^^]^^^ — ' ' ^.  ^^0-0-0— 0-M — -i         '  '         I         I     I     0-M-m — ^ — r^"^^        l^^—i 

-H — I — ^#-*-*-v*-*-*-»-»-*-h-^S-S-S-5-5is-# — • — • — • — • — 0—[t]5-0-0 — ■ ' — ' 0-0-0 — 


THERE  IS  A   CREEX  linj.   FAN   AWAY.      Concluded. 


Mi^^ 


-P * # 


And  we  must  love  Him,    loo; 


^^1 


And  trvist 


in    His     re- 


•? — ?      I     I       III  ffj|-j -«-*-« 'M-\-»-i-»    1^^     I  -'    '^ — I — 1 ^ — •    0    » — I    J      I       I     I      I  J 

-i— •— • — *   m   #-IW-g-g-g-e-gJ — I — v.^i~\ — , — 1_,_,_,^^_^__ 1 — ^ — 1 — . — , — , — •— ^# —  I  -] 


-S.#. 


E!p^je^^z 


rfzzt-t 


It 


-N=^- 


* » »l- 


deemin"  Ijlood, 


And 


in  His  re-deeniing  blood,  And 

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"there  shall  be  no  more  death,  neither  sorrow  nor  crying."     .,,  r.    -r. 

William  B.  Bradbury. 


i-4^ 3 C^ 1 =_ 

I  met  a  child,  his  feet  were  ")  shiver' 
bare,  His  weak  frame  ( 


shiver'd  with  the  cold;  His  f  youthful  brow  was  knit  1  eyes  his  sorrow  told.  Said 
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From  "  Sharon  "  by  Wm.  B.  Bradbury,  by  per.  of  Biglow  and  Main. 
65 


I.J 


NO    TEARS  IN  HEAVEX.      Concluded. 


I      lal  enUiiis 


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A- 


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3tril 


2d  ending. ^TN 


L  I    f-f-a- 


Fiiend  on    high.    For    you  His    pre-cious  blood  has  giv'n  ;  Cheer 
tear        be     dry, 


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There  are  no  tears,  no  tears  in  heav'n. 


B'fS 


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2  I  saw  a  man  in  life's  gay  noon. 

Stand  weeping  o'er  his  young  bride's  bier; 
"And  must  we  part,"  he  cried,  "so  soon!" 
As  down  his  cheelv  there  rolled  a  tear. 
"Heart-stricken  one,''  said  I,  "weep  not!  " 
"Weep  not!"  in  accent  wild  he  cried, 
"But  yesterday  my  loved  one  died. 
And  shall  she  be  so  soon  forgot  ?  " 
"  Forgotten  ?  no!   still  let  her  love 
Sustain  thy  heart,  with  anguish  riven ; 
Strive  thou  to  meet  thy  bride  above, 
And  dry  your  tears,  your  tears  in  heaven." 

3  I  saw  a  gentle  mother  weep. 

As  to  her  throbbing  heart  she  pressed 

An  infant,  seemingly  asleep 

On  its  kind  mother's  sheltering  breast. 

"  Fair  one,"  said  I,  "  pray  weep  no  more." 

Sobbed  she,  "The  idol  of  my  hope 


I  now  am  called  to  render  up ; 

My  babe  has  reached  death's  gloomy  shore." 

"  Young  mother,  yield  no  more  to  grief, 

Nor  be  by  passion's  tempest  driven. 

But  find  in  these  sweet  words  relief. 

There  are  no  tears,  no  tears  in  heaven." 

Poor  traveller  o'er  life's  troubled  wave — 
Cast  down  by  grief,  overwhelmed  by  care — 
There  is  an  arm  above  can  save, 
Then  yield  not  thou  to  fell  despair. 
Look  upward,  mourners,  look  above! 
What  though  the  thunders  echo  loud. 
The  sun  shines  bright  beyond  the  cloud. 
Then  trust  to  thy  Redeemer's  love, 
Where'er  thy  lot  in  life  be  cast ; 
Whate'er  of  toil  or  woe  be  given. 
Be  firm,  remember  to  the  last, 
"There  are  no  tears,  no  tears  in  heaven.'' 


SWING  LOW,  SWEET  CHARIOT. 


•  •♦■•  S    i/    V    ,./ 


V     V     \>     V 


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Swing  low,     sweet  char-  i  -  ot.    Coming  for  to  carry  me  home.   Swing  low,   sweet     char  -  i  -  ot, 


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0 

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dan. 

and  what    did     I       see, 

2.    If               you 

get 

there 

be 

fore            I         do. 

3.  The  bright  - 

est 

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4.   I'm         some 

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times 

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Coming  for  to  carry  me  home?  A  band  of  an-gels    coming  after     me.  Coming  for  to  carry  me  home. 

Coming  for  to  carry  me  home.  Tell  all  my  friends  I'm  com-  ing      too.  Coming  for  to  carry  me  home. 

Coming  for  to  carry  me  home,  \Yhen  Jesus  wash'd  my  sins  a    -    way.  Coming  for  to  carry  me  home. 

Coming  for  to  carry  me  home.  But  still  my  soul  feels  heav-enly  bound.  Coming  for  to  carry  me  home. 


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From  '^Jubilee  Songs"  by  per, 

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"COME    UNTO    ME,   ALL    VE    THAT    AKE  WEARY    AND    HEAVY    LAIJEN,  AND    1    WILL    GIVE    VOL'    REST." 

Written  and  adapted  by  Mrs.  M.  S.  B.  Dana. 


2.  Flee    as    a  bird   to  your  moun  -  tain,         Thou  who  art  wea-ry    of    sin; 

3.  He    will  protect  thee  for  ev        -       er.  Wipe     ev-'ry   fall  -  ing        tear  ; 


Acooinp. 


--\-s-*-^ — >-» — I- '- — 1-* — I  — ^ — i-a — I — ^-t-» — — • — •-• — h -- — 1-* — ' —*ra'M —  rs  '  * 

-•■-••-•■•••      -•■-»■       -»■-»■      -•#  -♦■••-••-•••••  -•■•♦■  ^  -#■ 


9^eE. 


Go     to  the  clear  flowing  foun  -  tain,        Where  you  may  wash  and  be  clean.  Fly,  for  th' avenger    is 

He  will  forsake  thee,  oh,  nev     -     er.  Sheltered  so  ten-der-ly  there  ;  Haste,  then,  the  hours   are 


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near         thee;       Call,  and  the  Saviour  will  hear    thee.  He    on  His  bosom  will  bear         thee, 

fly       -       ing.       Spend  not  the  moments  in  sigh  -  ing.      Cease  from  your  sorrow  and  cry     -     ing. 


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67 


FLEE  AS  A  B/RD.  —  CoiicliiiM. 


mm 


Vn  poeo  rilenato. 


— ^--N -ft— » 


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Thou  who  art  wea-ry  of   sin,       O   thou  who  art  weary  of  sin. 
Saviour  will  wipeev'ry  tear,   The  Saviour  will  wipe  ev'ry  tear. 


in 


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REMEMBERED  BY  WHAT  I  HAVE  DONE. 


lit;,  H     II.. NA 


"let    Nut     fH\'    HANDS    ISt    SLACK.' 


5B!eE 


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Up  and      a  -  way  like    the 


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Philip  Phillip 


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I      have  done. 


2  Shall  I  be  missed  if  another  sueced  me, 

Reaping  the  fields  I  in  spring-time  have  sown  ? 
No,  for  the  sower  may  pass  from  his  labour, 
Only  remembered  by  what  he  has  done. 


3  Only  the  truth  that  in  life  I  have  spoken. 
Only  the  seed  that  on  earth  I  have  sown  ; 
These  shall  pass  onward  when  I  am  forgotten. 
Fruits  of  the  harvest  and  what  T  have  done. 


4  Oh,  when  the  Saviour  shall  make  up  his  jewels, 
When  the  bright  crowns  of  rejoicing  are  won. 
Then  will  his  faithful  antl  weary  disciples 
All  be  remembered  for  what  they  have  done. 


Last  7'erse  by  PhtUips. 


68 


BEYOND  THE  SMILING  AND  THE  WEEPING. 


Dr.  H.  Bonar. 


Written  for  Mk.  Ph[llii's,  by  S.  J.  Vail. 


Pt^?^^^^^^^=^ 


^^^=^EE^^^i^ 


lie-yond    the  smil-ing   and    the   weepinj^        I      shall  he  soon;      I?e-vond     the   wak-ing  ami    the 


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Very  slow. 


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sleep-ing,      Be-yond  the  snw-ing  and   the  reap-ing,       I        shall  be  soon.      Love,    rest,  and  home, 


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Sweet,   sweet  home,      What    joy        it       will     he  there  to  meet       The       dear    ones  all     at  home. 


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2  Bevond   the  Idooming  and   the  fading 

I   shall  be  soon  ; 
Beyond   the  shining  and  the  shading, 
Bevond  the  hoping  and  the  dreading, 
I   shall  be  soon. 
I.ove,  rest  and  home. 
Sweet,  sweet  home, 
What   bliss  it  will  be   there   to  meet 
The   dear  ones  all  at  home. 

3  Beyond    the   rising  and   the  setting 

I   shall   be  soon; 
Beyond  the  calming  and  the  fretting, 
Beyond  rememb'ring  and  forgetting, 
I   shall  be  soon. 
Love,  rest  and  home, 
Sweet,  sweet  home, 
What  bliss  it  will  be  there  to  meet 
The  dear  ones  all  at  home 


4  Beyond  the  parting  and  the  meeting 

I  shall  be  soon ; 
Beyond  the  farewell  and  the  greeting. 
Beyond   the  pulse's  fever  beating, 
I  shall  be  soon. 
Love,  rest  and  home, 
Sweet,  sweet  home. 
What  bliss  it  will  be  there  to  meet 
The  dear  ones  all  at  home. 

5  Beyond  the  frost-chain  and  the  fever 

I   shall   be  soon  ; 
Beyond  the  rock  waste  and  the  river, 
Beyond   the  ever  and   the  never, 
I  shall  be  soon. 
Love,  rest  and  home. 
Sweet,  sweet  home. 
What  bliss  it  will  be  there  to  meet 
The  dear  ones  all  at  home. 


69 


THE  MARSEILLES  HYMN. 


Fieraiueiite  Aasai. 


ftf — ^■^-- 


RorcET  De  Lisle. 


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*        >- 


Ye  sons  of  France,    a  -  wake     to     glo       -       ry,   Hark!  hark!  what  Myriads         bid     you 

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rise!        Your  children,  wives  and  Grandsires  hoary;  Behold  their  tears  and  hear  their  cries.  Behold  their 


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70 


THE  MARSEILLES  IIYMX.      Concluded. 


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2  Xnw,  now  tlie  danj^erous  ^torm  is  rolling, 

Which  treacherous  kings  confederate  raise; 
The  dogs  of  war,  let  loose,  are  howling — 

And  lo!   our  walls  and  cities  blaze! 
And  shall  we  basely  view  the  ruin. 

While  lawless  force,  with  guiltv  stride. 

Spreads  desolation  far  and  wide. 
With  crimes  and  blood  his  hands  embruing? 
To  arms,  &c. 

3  With  luxury  and  pride  surrounded, 

The  vile  insatiate  despots  dare, 
Their  thirst  of  gold  and  power  unbounded, 
To  mete  and  vend  the  light  and  air. 


Like  beasts  of  burden  would  they  load  us-:— 
Like  gods  would  bid  their  slaves  adore — 
But  man  is  man — and  who  is  more? 

Then  shall  they  longer  lash  and  goad  us? 
To  arms,  &c. 

4  Oh!   liberty!   can  man  resign  thee, 

Once  having  felt  thy  generous  flame? 
Can  dungeons,  bolts,  and  bars  confine  thee? 

Or  whips  thy  noble  spirit  tame  ? 
Too  long  the  world  has  wept,  bewailing 
That  falsehood's  dagger  tyrants  wield  — 
But  freedom  is  our  sword  and  shield, 
And  all  their  arts  are  unavailing. 
To  arms,  &c. 


71 


MRS.  LOFTY  AND  I. 


Itloderato 


Asa    HiTCHiNsoN.     By  per. 


It 


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1.  Mrs.         Lof  -  ty       keeps    a       car-riage,       So  do 

2.  Her  fine  hus-band     has  white   fin  -  gers,    Mine    has 

3.  Mrs.  Loft  -  ty       has      her      jew  -  els,      So       have 
4  She  has  those    that    love    her       sta  -  tion,   None  have 


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I;  She    has    dap -pie    grays      to     draw  it.    None  have    I; 

not;  He   could  give    his  bride       a       pal  -  ace,    Mine     a       cot; 

1;  She  wears   her's  up  -  on     her      bo  -  som,      In    -  side     I  ; 

I ;       *  But     I've    one    true    heart    be-  side  me,      C'dad    am       I  ; 


She's     no    proud-er     with    her 
Her's  comes  home  beneath    the 
She      will  leave  her's    at    death's 
I'd     not   change    it     for       a 


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coachman,   Than    am       I 
star  -  light.   Ne'er  cares  she  : 
por    -     tals,     By     and     by ; 
king  -  dum,   No,      not      I  ; 


With    my  blue-eyed  laugh-ing  ba  -  by,     Trundling    by;  I 

Mine  conies  in     the  pur  -  pie  twi- light,  Kiss  -  es      me,  And 

I     shall   bear    the  trea  -  ure  with    me,    When   I       die;  For 

God  will  weigh   it  in       his  bal-  ance,    By      and    by;  And 


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face,  lest  she  should  see  the  chei  -  rub  boy.  And  en  -  vy 
He  who  turns  life's  sands,  Will  hold  his  loved  ones  in  his 
love  and  she  has  gold  ;  She  counts  her  wealth,  mine  can't  be 
diff'rence    'twill    de  -  fine,    'Twixt    Mrs.  Lof-   tv's    wealth   and 


me. 
hands, 
told, 
mine. 


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72 


THE  SWORD  OF  BUNKER  HILL. 


Wallace. 

Allegretto. 


^^^S_^-^^ 


CovKRT,     By  permission. 

—a — I 1 


1.  Me    lay     up  -  on  his    dy  -  ing  bed, 

2.  The  sivord  was  brought,  the  sol-dier's  eye 
3."  ■  Twas  on  that  dread,  im-mor-tal  day, 
4.    "Oil,  keep  the  sword  1  "  his   ac-cent  broke. 


His  eye 
Lit  with 
I   dared 
A  smile. 


was  growing  dim.  When 

a     sud-den  flame;  And 

the  Brit-on's  band,  A 

and     he  was  dead.  But  his 


± 


— N- 


with    a      fee    -    ble  voice  he  called    His  weeping    son        to    him: 
as    he  gnisped  the    ancient  blade.    He  murmured  Warren's  name, 
cap-tain  raised    the  blade  on    me,         I    tore     it    from      his  hand ; 
wrinkled  hand  still  grasped  the  blade,  Up-on   that    dy   -    ing  bed. 


Weep  not, 

Then  said : 

And  while 

The  son 


my  boy! 
■'My  boy, 
the  glo  - 
re-mains, 


the 
I 


vet-'ran  said, 
leave  you  gold, 

baj  -  lie  raged 
sword  re-mains. 


"  I  bow 
But  what 
It  light 
Its   glo 


to  heav'n's  high  w 
is    rich  -  er    still, 
ened  freedom's  will 
-    ry  grow-ing   still. 


But  quick-ly    from      yon   antlers  bring 

I  leave  you,  mark  me,  mark  me  now. 

For,  boy,  the  God        of   freedom    blest 

And  twen-ty    mill  -  ions  bless  the  sire 


The 
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sword  of  Bunker  Hill, 

sword  of  Bunker  Hill ; 

sword  of  Bunker  Hill, 

sword  of  Bunker  Hill; 


But  quick-ly  from      yon    antlers  bring  The  sword  of  Bunker  Hill. 

I  leave  you,  mark  me,  mark  me    now.  The  sword  of  Bunker  Hill. 

For,  boy,  the  God       of    freedom  blest  The  sword  of  Bunker  Hill. 

And  twen-ty    mill-ions   bless   the    sire  And  sword  of  Bunker  Hill. 


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SONG  FOK  THE  "GLORIOUS  FOUIITH.' 
<'oiB  Kpirito. 


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file         The  flag   of    her    stars      and    the    page  of      her  sto    -     ry!    By     the    mill  -  ions     un- 

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74 


THE  STAR  SPANGLED  BAXXER.      Continued. 


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glare,  the  bombs  bursting     in         air.       Gave     proof  thro'  the  night  that    our     Hag     was    still    there! 
chained    .ho  our  birth-right  have  gained, We  will  keep  her  bright    blazon        fur    -  ev   -  er  unstained! 


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'Tis       the        star  span  -  gled  ban   -     ner,  oh!  long  may  it 


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ii 
1 


75 


THE  STAR  SPANGLED  BANNER.      Concluded. 


Mrs.  H.  E.  Brown. 


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On  the  shore  dimly  seen  through  the  mist  of  the  deep, 

Where  the  foe's  haughty  host  in  dread  silence  reposes, 
What  is  that  which  the  breeze,  o'er  the  towering  steep. 

As  it  fitfully  blows,  half  conceals,  half  discloses? 
Now  it  catches  the  gleam  of  the  morning's  first  beam, 

In  full  glory  reflected,  now  shines  in  the  stream  : 

And  where  is  that  l)and,  who  so  vauntingly  swore, 

'Mid  the  havoc  of  war  and  the  battle's  confusion, 
A  home  and  a  country  they'd  leave  us  no  more? 

Their  blood  has  washed  out  their  foul  footstep's  pollution  ; 
No  refuge  could  save  the  hireling  and  slave 

From  the  terror  of  flight  or  the  gloom  of  the  grave. 

Oh!   thus  be  it  ever  when  freemen  shall  stand 

Between  their  loved  home  and  the  war's  desolation ; 
Blest  with  victory  and  peace,  may  the  heav'n  rescued  land 

Praise  the  Pow'r  that  hath  made  and  preserved  us  a  nation. 
Then  conquer  we  must,  when  our  cause  it  is  just. 

And  this  be  our  motto,  "  In  God  is  our  trust." 

Last  verse  written  by  Dr.  O.  \V.  Holmes. 

SELF-DECEIVED. 

Written  and  copyrighted  in  sheet  music  by  Philip  Phillips,  1875. 


I.  My       heart       is         light       and  free ;  My       step        is  firm       and 


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SELF-DECEIVED.      Onuhuled. 


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per  -  haps,      but    can     not       in     -    jure     me. 


Mzut^i: 


**  5 


"LOOK  NOT  I'PON  THE  WINE  WHEN  IT  IS  RED. 

Eirs/  Dc'om. 

■My  heart  is  light  and  free  ; 

My  step  is  firm  and  strong; 
I  move  amid  the  multitude, 

The  happiest  of  the  throne. 
The  wine  is  sparkling  red. 

Most  beautiful  to  see  ; 
They  say  it  glitters  to  deceive. 
But  what  is  that  to  me? 
Oh,  I  am  safe!  am  safe  !    no  danger  can  I  see  ; 
The  wine  will  ruin  you,  perhaps,  but  can  not  injure  me. 

"DO  NOT  DRINK  SI  RONG  DRINK,  THUU  NOK  THY  SONS  WITH  THEE." 

Second  Degree. 

I'm  older  than  I  was, 

I'm  wiser  now,  to-day. 
Than  last  year  when  I  danced  and  sang — 

The  happiest  of  the  gay  ; 
My  limbs  are  slightly  weak, 

I  tremble  some,  you  see. 
And  brandy  need  to  calm  my  nerves, 

But  what  is  that  to  me  ? 
Oh,  I  am  safe!  am  safe,  no  danger  can  I  see; 
The  brandy'U  ruin  you,  perhaps,  but  cannot  injure  me. 

"strong  drink  shall  be  BITTER    TO  THEM  THAT  DRINK  IT." 

Third  Degree. 

Carnival  joys  I  prize. 

To  drive  dull  care  away  ; 
And  often  quit  life's  busy  round 

To  cheer  the  long  dull  day. 
My  brain  is  over-taxed 

With  grave  perplexity, 
A  glass  of  whisky  builds  me  up. 

But  what  is  that  to  me? 
Oh,  1  am  safe!  am  safe!  no  danger  can  I  see; 
The  whisky'U  ruin  you,  perhaps,  but  can  not  injure  me 


"IT  BITETH  LIKE  A  SERPENT  AND  STINGETH  LIKE  AN  ADDER.** 

Fourth   Degree. 
Ah,  nothing  harms  me  now, 

All  liquors  tempt  my  thirst — 
Old  ale,  and  gin,  and  rum  alike 

Are  good  as  wine  at  first; 
For  drinking  st^(  tus  a  man. 

Sets  him  from  bondage  free; 
I'm  not  fastidious  in  my  taste. 
But  what  is  that  to  me? 
Oh,  I  am  safe!  am  safe!  no  danger  can  I  see; 
Strong  drink  will  ruin  you,  perhaps,  but  can  not  injure  me.'' 

"THE  DRUNKARD  AND    THE  GLUTTON  SHALL  COME  TO  POVERTV." 

Fifth  Degree. 
When  I  am  asked  to  drink 

I  never  answer,  No  ; 
I  can  not  purchase  it  myself, 

I  daily  poorer  grow. 
My  living  all  is  gone. 

My  clothes  in  rags  you  see  ; 
I  take  whatever  I  can  beg. 
But  what  is  that  to  me  ? 
Oh,  I  am  safe!  am  safe!  no  danger  can  I  see; 
The  rags   might   frighten  you,  perhaps,  but   can   not 
frighten  me. 

"nor  DRUNKARDS  NOK   EXTORTIONERS  SHALL  INHERIT  THE  KING- 
DOM   OF   GOD." 

Sixth  Degree. 
I'm  safe !     But  am  I  safe  ? 
Oh!  what  is  that  T  see! 
A  yawning  gulf  before  me  lies, 

A  drunkard's  grave  for  me. 
For  me!  for  me!      Oh,  save! 

Brave  comrades,  hear  my  call! 
Stretch  out  a  hand  to  rescue  me; 
I  tremble!   shiver!  fall! 
Not  one,  alas,  is  safe!  but  all  who  take  the  glass. 
And  drink  the  brandy,  rum,  and  gin.  shall  feel  its  sting 
at  last. 


77 


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CHRISTIAN'S  MISSION. 


T.  C.  O'Kane. 


^^^=^^^^^^^\ 


^-,^-!^- 


Brother,  you  may  work  for  Je-sus,  God  has 


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giv-en     you    a    place     In   some  por  -  tion     of    His  vineyard,  And  will  give  sus-tain-ing  grace.  He  has 


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bid      -    den   you  "Co   la  -  bor,"  And  has  promis-ed      a      re  -  ward  ; 

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Ev  -  en  joy       and    life      E- 


In    the    King     -     dom    of  your   Lord, 


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In    the   Kingdom   of       your       Lord. 


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2  Brother,  you  may  pray  to  Jesus 

In  your  closet  and  at  home; 
In  the  village,  in  the  city. 

Or  wherever  you  may  roam. 
Pray  that  God  may  send  the  Spirit 

Into  some  dear  sinner's  heart. 
And  that  in  his  soul's  salvation 

||:You  may  bear  some  humble  part, : 

3  Sister,  you  may  "sing  for  Jesus," 

O,  how  precious  is  his  level 
Praise  him  for  his  boundless  blessings 
Ever  coming  from  above. 


Sing  how  Jesus  died  to  save  you. 
How  your  sins  and  guilt  He  bore  ; 

How  His  blood  hath  sealed  your  pardon; 
||:"Sing  for  Jesus'"  evermore.  :|j 

4  Brother,  you  may  live  for  Jesus, 

He  who  died  that  you  may  live; 
O,  then  all  your  ransomed  powers 

Cheerful  to  his  service  give. 
Thus  for  Jesus  you  may  labor, 

And  for  Jesus  si)ig  and  pray; 
Consecrate  your  life  to  Jesus; 

11: Love  and  serve  him  every  day.|| 


Arranged  from,  and  copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in 

78 


'  Dew  Drops,"  1874. 


"let    not    mine    enemies    TRIt'MPH    OVER    ME.* 


James  O.  Clark. 


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79 


THE   PROMISE    TIME    I-Q-MOK KOIV.      CoitcluJ^d. 


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ess  to-day,  The   promise     land        to-nior-row,  The  promise  land    lo-mor-i<iw. 

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«_JL_»_,_«_»       •_, 


Our  birds  of  song  are  silent  now, 
There  are  no  flowers  blooming, 

But  life  beats  in  the  frozen  bough, 
And  freedom's  spring  is  coming; 

And  freedom's  tide  comes  up  always, 
Though  we  may  stantl  in  sorrow, 

And  our  good  bark  aground  to-day, 

\\:  Shall  float  again  to-morrow.  :]| 

3 
Tho'  hearts  brood  o'er  the  past,  ourfyts 
With  smiling  futures  glisten  ; 


Lo!  now  the  dawn  bursts  up  the  skifs; 

Lean  out  your  souls  and  listen. 
The  world  rolls  freedom's  radiant  waj, 

And  ripens  with  our  sorrow, 
And  'tis  the  martydom  to-day, 
||:  Brings  victory  to-morrow.  :|| 

4 
Tho'  all  the  long  dark  night  of  years, 

The  people's  cry  ascended. 
And  earth  was  wet  with  blood  and  tears. 

Ere  their  meek  suft'erance  ended; 
The  few  shall  not  forever  sway, 


The  many  toil  in  sorrow, 
The  bars  of  hell  are  strong  to-day, 
[|;  But  Christ  shall  rise  to-morrow.  :|| 

5 
O  youth,  flame  earnest  still  ins])ire 

With  energies  immortal. 
To  many  a  haven  of  desire. 

Your  yearning  opes  the  j^ortal ; 
And  though  age  wearies  by  the  way. 

And  hearts  break  in  the  furrow. 
We'll  sow  the  golden  grain  to-day, 
11:  The  harvest  comes  to-morrow.  :l| 


ERRING  ONE  AND  EVANGEL. 


§^S^£ 


Bishop  I.  W.  Wilev.  "lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven.' 

Tenor  A  Baas.    Daetl. 


Philip  Phillips. 


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Erring  One.     If      I     had     but    the  wealth  of    the  world,    E- van -gel,   Oh,  how 


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Evangel.      Have  you  thought  of  the  rich  -  es    of    God,    err-ing  one?  Of    the 


iano  or  Ore»n.      |  "*"  J  I  '  '       "*  "''*'    '*' 


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Rearranged  from  "Singing  Pilgrim"  and  copyrighted  !)>■  Philip  Phillips,  1887. 

80 


EliR/XG  OXE  .LV/>  EVAXGEL.      dmchidcJ. 


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hap  -  py     a     man    I   \vi)iil<l    bt- 1      I    would  gath-er     all  gems,  I  would  search  thro'  all  lore,     I    would 


cit  -  y    that's  build-eil   a  -liove?  Of  the  gems  and  the  pearls,  and  the  streets  made  of  gold,  Of    the 


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trav    el     all     lands    and   re  -  turn   with   my  store;   And  how  hap-py     a      man       I  would  be! 

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beauties    and    glo-ries  whose  wealth  is  un-told.      That  are  kept    for  the  saints  of   His     love? 


Erring  One. 


EVANGIlL. 


Erring  One. 


Evangel. 


Erring  One. 

Evangel. 
Erring  One. 

Evangel. 


Erring  One. 

Evangel. 
Both. 


16 


I  would  build  me  a  mansion  of  stone,  Evangel, 

Out  of  gems,  clear  and  polished  like  glass; 
I'd  surround  it  with  lawns,  and  with  trees  and  with  flowers, 
With  rich  statues,  pure  streams,  and  with  green  rosy  bowers, 

Such  as  nothing  on  earth  could  surpass. 

Have  you  thought  of  the  mansions  of  God,  Erring  One, 

Which  He  builds  for  His  children  on  high? 
Can  you  build  as  can  He  who  hath  made  the  great  world? 
Or  adorn  as  can  He  who  the  sky  hath  unfurled, 

And  whose  bounties  all  creatures  supply? 

I  would  fill  it  with  pictures,  and   purchase  rare  wines; 

I'd  surround  me  with  children  and  friends; 
And  with  music  and  song,  and  with  dance  would  be  gay. 
And  would  fear  for  no  want  and  wouhl  dread  no  decay. 

And  my  pleasures  would  never  have  end. 

Have  you  thought  how  earth's  riches  take  wings.  Erring  One — 

How  our  children  and  friends  pass  away  ; 
How  the  strong  man  grows  weak,  and  how  pleasures  grow  stale, 
Or  how  beauty  soon  fades,  and  our  senses  soon  fail, 

As  we  haste  to  that  infinite  day  ? 

I  would  seek  the  world's  honors,  and  make  me  a  name; 

But  your  honor  and  fame  would  soon  die! 
Can  I  claim  nothing,  then.  Evangel,  as  my  own? 
If  you  had  all  the  world,  nothing's  yours.  Erring  One; 

All  is  His  who  doth  reign  in  the  sky. 

Can  I  have,  then,  these  riches  of  God,  Evangel, 

That  honor  those  mansions  above? 
f  iod  hath  made  them  for  you,  and  for  me,  and  for  all. 
Who  before  Him  in  faith,  love,  and  duty  will  fall. 

He  will  raise  to  the  bliss  of  His  love. 
81 


Felicia  D.  Hemano. 


LANDING  OF  THE  PILGRIM  FATHERS. 


S-4- h- « — hi ^ — I s^-hl g^»= 

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band       of     ex  -  iles  moored  their  bark  On  the  wild   New  England     shore. 


2  Not  as  the  conqueror  comes, 

They,  the  true-hearted,  came ; 
Not  with  the  roll  of  stirring  drums, 

And  the  trump  that  sings  of  fame; 
Not  as  the  flying  came. 

In  silence  and   in   fear  , 
They  shook  the  depths  of  the  desert's  gloom 

With   their   hymns  of  lofty  cheer. 

3  Amidst  the  storm   they  sang  ; 

And   the  stars  heard,  and  the  sea! 
And  the  sounding  aisles  of  the  dim  woods  rang 
To  the  anthem  of  the  free! 


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The  ocean  eagle  soared 

From  his  nest  by  the  white  waves'  foam, 
And  the  rocking  pines  of  the  forest  roared — 

This  was  their  welcome  home  ! 

4  What  sought  they  thus  afar? 

Bright  jewels  of  the  mine? 
The  wealth  of  seas,  the  spoils  of  war? 

They  sought  a  faith's  pure  shrine! 
Aye,  call  it  holy  ground, 

The  soil  where  first  they  trod  ! 
They  have  left  unstained  what  here  they  found  : 

Freedom  to  worship  God. 


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THERE    ANGELS    DO    ALWAV    BEHOLD    THE    FACE    OF    MV    FATHER    WHICH    IS    IN    HEAVEN." 

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2  I   remember  that  voice,  as  it  led  our  lone  way, 

'Midst  rocks  and  through  breakers  and  high-dashing  spray; 
How  sweet  to  my  heart  did  it  sound  from  the  shore. 
As  it  echoed  so  clearly  o'er   the  dark  billows'  roar: 
imi  P'flice. — "Come  this  way,  my  father;   steer  straight  for  me; 
Mere,  safe  on   the  shore,  I  am  waiting  for  thee." 

3  That  voice  is  now  huslied,   which  then  guided  my  \\"ay ; 
The  form  I  then  ])ressed  is  now  mingling  with  clay; 
But  the  tones  of  my  child  slill  sound  in  my  ear, 

2nii  Voin\  — "  I  am  calling  you,  father,   oh  !   can  you  not  hear 

The  voice  of  your  darling,    as  you  toss  on  life's  sea? 
For  on  a  bright  shore  I  am  waiting  for  thee." 

4  I  remember  tliat  voice  in  many  a  lone  hour; 

It  speaks  to  my  heart  in  fresh  beauty  and  power. 
And  still  echoes  far  out  o'er  life's  troubled  wave. 
And  sounds  from  the  loved  lips  that  lie  in  the  grave : 
2«</  I'oice. — "  Come  this  way,  my  father;   oh  !   steer  straight  for  me! 
Here,  safely  in  lieaven,  I  am  waiting  for  thee." 


SINGING  FOR  JESUS. 


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Lifting  the  soul  on  her  pinions  of  love; 
Dropping  a  word  or  a  thought  by  the  wayside, 

Telling  of  rest  in  the  mansions  above. 
Music  may  soften  where  language  would  fail  us, 

Feelings  long  buried  'twill  often  restore. 
Tones  that  were  breathed  from  the  lips  of  departed. 

How  we  revere  them  when  they  are  no  more.  -. 


3  Singing  for  Jesus,  my  blessed   Redeemer, 

God  of  the  pilgrims,  for  Thee  I  will  sing; 
When  o'er  the  billows  of  time  I  am  wafted. 

Still  with  Thy  praise  shall  eternity  ring. 
Glory  to  God  for  the  prospect  before  me. 

Soon  shall  my  spirit  transported  ascend ; 
-Singing  for  Jesus,  O  blissful  employment. 

Loud  hallelujahs  that  never  will  end  \ 


85 


'■  IT    lb    WELL    WITH    THE  CHILD." 


Sloiv,  n'itti  eri'oat.  oxpi'pssion. 


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THE  DYING   CHILD.  — Concluded. 


2  She'll  know  me  when  I  come,  mother, 

She'll  take  me  by  the  hand; 
We'll  always  be  together  there, 

In  yonder  peaceful  land. 
Anil,  Mother,  we  shall  wear  bright  crowns, 

We'll  be  with  Jesus  too  ; 
And  then,  before  God's  golden  throne, 

We'll  stand  and  wait  for  you. 

3  I  like   to   feel  your  hand,  mother, 

So  soft   upon   my  brow  ; 
I   always  loved   its  gentle   touch, 
'Tis  dearer  to  me  now. 


O  mo'her,  do  not  weep  for  me, 

I'm  not   afraid   to  die ; 
Your  lip  is  trembling,  and  I  see 

The  tears  are  in  your  eye. 

4  Lean  closer  down  your  ear,  mother, 

My  voice  is  growing  weak; 
You're  weeping  yet,  I  felt  a  tear 

Just  fall  upon  niy  cheek. 
My  eyes  grow  dim,  and,  oh  I   I  hear 

Sweet  music   from   the  sky  ; 
It  is  for  me,  I'm  going  now — 

Mother,  dear  mother,  Good-bye! 


LEAD,  KINDLY  LIGHT. 


John  H.  Newman. 


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Shouldst  lead  me  on  ; 
I  loved  to  choose  and  see  my  path  ;   but  now 

Lead  Thou  me  on. 
I  loved  the  garish  day;  and  spite  of  fears, 
I'ride  ruled  my  will ;   remember  not  past  years. 


3  So  long  Thy  power  has  blest  me,  sure  it  still 
Will  lead  me  on. 
O'er  moor  and  fen,  o'er  crag  and  torrent,  till 

The  night  is  gone, 
.\nd  with  the  morn  those  angel  faces  smile. 
Which  I  have  loved  long  since, and  lost  awhile.  Amen. 


87 


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S/XGIKG  KOCXD   THE    WORLD.      ComimU. 


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from      the   Em  -  pire  Cit  -   y,       Of       its  weallli  ami  commerce     vol-umes     we   could      say 


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O'er  the  South  we  journey,  o'er  its  sunny  regions, 
Drinking  in  its  beauties — what  delight  is  ours! 
With  its  vernal  landscapes  Florida  beguiles  us, 
Florida  our  fathers  called  the  land  of  flowers  ; 
Stately  pines  are  waving  in  the  laughing  breeze, 
Golden  fruits  are  dropping  from  the  orange  trees; 
All  around  is  smiling,  all  of  joy  is  telling. 
Every  thing  to  charm  u>,  every  thing  to  please. 


O'er  the  Mississippi  and  the  great  Missouri 
We  have  glided  onward  'neath  the  sky  so  blue ; 
At  the  grave  of  Lincoln,  sacred  to  our  nation. 
Saviour  of  our  country,  faithful,  loyal,  true; 
'Over  California,  where  for  days  we  journeyed, 
Pleasant  were  the  changes,  rich  in  beauty  rare; 
But  Yosemite  Valley  rivals  all  description. 
With  its  falls  majestic  and  their  rainbows  fair. 


Thro'  a  park  we  journey,  spreaaing  out  before  us 
Like  a  panorama — Yellowstone  its  name; 
See  the  geyser  fountains  into  air  ascending! 
Then  again  receding  quickly  as  they  came. 
Farms  of  finest  culture,  fields  of  growing  wheat, 
Orchards,  too,  and  meadows  all  around  we  meet; 
While  the  honest  farmer,  resting  from  his  labor. 
Smiles  upon  the  children  gathered  at  his  feet. 


Australia,  England,  Scotland,  Erin,  famed  in  story, 
Holland,  France,  Italia,  where  the  poets  dwell, 
German  state  and  province,  Switzers'  Alpine  country, 
Each  in  turn  have  bound  us  like  a  magic  spell. 
Gazing  on  the  mountains  with  the  sunset  glow 
Resting  o'er  their  summits  crowned  w'ith  while  and  snow, 
What  a  sight  imposing!    what  a  sea  of  grandeur! 
With  the  roses  sleeping  in  the  vale  below. 


We  have  been  in  Asia,  through  the  many  countries 
That  to  every  Christian  sacred  still  should  be; 
We  have  stood  in  reverence  where  our  blessed  Saviour 
Taught  the  crowds  that  gathered,  taught  them  by  the  sea. 
India's  gentle  breezes  oft  our  cheeks  have  fanned  ; 
We  have  seen  the  sand-storms  in  old  Afric's  land; 
By  the  Nile  we've  wandered,  where  the  rod  of  Moses 
Brought  the  plagues  of  Egypt,  at  the  Lord's  command. 


Time  would  fail  to  tell  you  more  about  our  journey, 

We  must  end  our  travels  woven  in  a  song; 

We  shall  try  to  picture  scenes  the  most  attractive, 

Round  the  world  of  wonders  while  we  passed  along. 

Home  again  and  happy,  oh,  how  glad  are  we 

Those  we  left  behind  us  once  again  to  see! 

God  protect  our  Union,  God  preserve  our  banner, 

Long  to  wave  in  triumph  o'er  the  noble  free. 


89 


ERE  THE  SUN  GOES  DOWN. 


Josephine  Poli.ard. 


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I  must  s]»eak  the  lo\--ing  word  Ere  the  sun  goes         do\^'n,  I     must   let     my  \oiee  be  heard 

As      I     jour-ney     on    my  way,  Ere  the  sun  goes         down,  God's  commands  I  must  o-bey. 

Ere  the  sun,  ere  the  sun  goes  down, 


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THE  MASTER  IS  WAITING. 


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Mrs.  Annie  Wittenme^  ek. 


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To  lighten  the  burdens  they  bear; 
And  brings  to  the  weary  and  fainting  ones  rest — 

Go  quickly,  and  meet  with  Him  there.      Ch<>. 


4  My  sister,  the  Master  is  waiting  for  you; 

He  calls  for  the  reapers  to-day. 
There's  work  for  each  one  of  His  children  to  do; 

Oh,  haste  thee!  no  longer  delay,      Cho. 


Arranged  fiim,  and  ropyrighted  l)v  Philip  Phillips  in  **  Sonj;  Serniuns,"  1876. 

91 


THE  SOUL'S  CRY  ANSWERED. 


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'COME  UNTO  ME. 


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2.  My    crimes  are    great,     but   don't    sur  -  pass     The    pow'r  and     glo  -    ry         of      thy    grace ;  Great 

3.  O     wash     my     soul     from    ev  -    'ry        sin,     And    make  my     guilt-  y       conscience  clean;    Here 

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Thisarran.gement  copyrighted  1S87,  by  Ptiilip  Phillips 

2  Our  country,  the  birthplace  of  freedom. 

The  land  were  our  forefathers  trod. 
And  sang  in  the  aisles  of  the  forest 

Their  hymns  of  thanksgiving  to  God. 
Their  bark  they  had  moored  in  the  harbor. 

No  more  on  the  ocean  to  roam  ; 
And  there,  in  the  wilds  of  New  England, 

They  founded  a  country  and  home. 


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3  Our  country,  with  ardent  devotion, 

In  God  may  thy  children  abide; 
In  Him  be  the  strength  of  our  nation, 

His  laws  and  his  counsel  its  guide. 
Our  l>anner — that  time-honored  banner 

That  floats  o'er  the  ocean's  bright  foam- 
God  keep   them   unsullied    forever — 

Our  standard,  our  union,  our  home. 


Very  slow. 


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96 


THE  CRADLE  BED  SONG.—CondiuM. 


2  Though  the  house  was  held  by  strangers, 

All  remained  the  same  within, 
Just  as  when  a  child  I  ramlilei-l 

Up  and  down,  and  out  and  in. 
To  the  garret  dark  ascending 

(Once  a  source  of  childish  dread), 
Peering  through  the  misty  cobwebs, 

Lo  !   I  saw  my  cradle-bed. 

3  Quick  I  drew  it  from  the  rul)bish. 

Covered  o'er  with  dust  so  long; 
When,  behold,  I  heard  in  fancy 

Strains  of  one  familiar  song, 
Often  sung  by  my  dear  mother, 
To  me  in  that  cradle-bed. 
*"Hush,  my  dear,  lie  still  an<l  slumber. 
Holy  angels  guard  thy  bed."' 

4  While  I   listen  to  the  music 

Stealing  on  in  gentle  strain, 
I  am  carried  back  to  childhood — 

I  am  now  a  child  again  ; 
'Tis  the  hour  for  my  retiring. 

At  the  dusky  eventide  ; 
Near  my  cradle-bed  I'm  kneeling, 

As  in  yore,  by  mother's  side. 


5  Hands  are  on  my  head  so  loving. 

As  they  were  in  childhood's  days ; 
I,  with  weary  tones,  am   trying 

To   repeat  the  words  she  says. 
'Tis  a  prayer  in  language  simple 

As   a  mother's  lips  can  frame  : 
■"  "Father,  Thou  who  art  in  heaven, 

Hallowed  ever  be  Thy  name." 

6  Prayer  is  over — to  my  pillow 

With  a  good-night  kiss  I  creep. 
Scarcely  waking  while  I  whisper, 

"Now  I  lay  me  down  to  sleep.'' 
Then  my  mother,  o'er  me  bending, 

Prays  in  earnest  words,  but  mild, 
*  "Hear  my  prayer,  O  Heavenly  Father, 

Bless,  oh,  bless  my  precious  child." 

7  Vet  I  am  but  only  dreaming. 

Ne'er  I'll  be  a  child  again. 
Many  years  has  that  dear  mother 

In  the  quiet  graveyard  lain. 
But  her  blessed  angel-spirit 

Daily  hovers  o'er  my  head, 
Calling  me  from  earth  to  heaven, 

Even   from  my  cradle-bed. 


*^-Vse  the  second  ending  for  these  two  lines. 


_Alfred  Ta^'LOR. 
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LET  YOUR  LIGHT  SHINEJ 

"  LET    YOCR    LIGHT  SO    SHINE   BEFORE    MEN." 


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Jesus  bids  us    shine  With    a  clear  pure  light,  Like  a    Ht-tle  can-die 


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2  Jesus  bids   us  shine 

First  of  all  for  Him; 
Well  He  sees  and  knows 

If  our  light  grows  dim. 
He  looks  flown  from  heaven. 

Sees  us  shine. 
You  in  your  small  corner, 

I  in  mine. 


3  Jesus  bids  us  .shine 

Then   for  all  around. 
Many  kinds  of  darkness 

In  this  world  abound — 
Sin  and  want  and  sorrow. 

We  must  shine. 
You  in  your  small  corner, 

I  in  mine. 


*  This  tune  was  first  sung  and  taught  to  3000  children,  in  the  Town  Hall  at  Melbourne,  Australia,  by  Mr.  Phillips. 

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FATHEK,    TAKE  MY  HAND.  — Concluded. 


2  The  day  declines,  my  Father!  ||  and  the  night 
Is  drawing  darkly  down.      My  faithless  sight 
Sees  I  ghostly  \  visions.    ||  Fears  of  a  spectral  band 
Encompass  me.     O  Father,  |  take  my  |  hand, 

And  from  the  night  lead  up  to  light, 

Up  to  light,  up  to  light, 
Lead  up  to  light  Thy  child. 

3  The  way  is  long,  my  Father!  ||  and  my  soul 
Longs  for  the  rest  and  quiet  |  of  the  |  goal ;  |] 
While  yet  I  journey  through   this  weary  land. 
Keep  me  from  wandering.    Father,  |  take  my  |  hand. 

And  in  the  way  to  endless  day. 

Endless  day,  endless  day. 
Lead  safely  on  Thy  child. 


4  The  path  is  rough,  my  Father  !  ||  Many  a  thorn 
Has  pierced  me;  and  my  feet,  all  torn 

And  bleeding,  |  mark  the  [  way.  |j  Yet  Thy  command 
Bids  me  press  forward.     Father,  |  take  my  |  hand; 

Then  safe  and  blest,  O  lead  to  rest, 
Leail  to  rest,  leati  to  rest, 

O  lead.to  rest  Thy  child. 

5  The  cross  is  heavy.  Father!  [|  I  have  borne 

It  long,  and  |  still  do  |  bear  it,  ||  Let  my  worn 

And  fainting  spirit  rise  to  that  bright  land 

Where  crowns  are  given.  F'ather,  |  take  my  |  hand; 

And,  reaching  down,  lead  to  the  crown. 
To  the  crown,  to  the  crown, 

Lead  to  the  crown  Thy  child. 


Phillips. 


I  CAN  NOT  DO  WITHOUT  THEE. 

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2  I  can  not  do  without  Thee, 
Any  moment  at  my  side  ; 
I  can  not  do  without  Thee, 

Sweetly,  Lord,  with  me  abide.    C/io. 


3  I  can  not  do  without  Thee, 
Any  moment  of  my  way  ; 
I  can  not   do   without  Thee, 
Lead  me  on  to  perfect  day.    CAo. 


Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Song  Sermons,"  1875. 
99 


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100 


HERE  AND    THERE.  —  Comhulea. 


2  Here  we  feel  the  tempter's   power. 

Here  we  sigh  for  living-bread  ; 
Clouds  of  gloom  and  darkness  lower, 

While  a  rugged  path  we  tread. 
There  no  cruel  thorns  are  found. 

Doubt  and  fear  and  storms  are  o'er; 
There  the  fruits  of  joy  abound, 

We  shall  hunger  there  no  more. 

3  Here  we  breathe  the  sultry  air 

Of  a  lonely   desert  plain  ; 
Trials  here   the  heart  must   bear 

Worn  by  sickness,  racked  \\ith   pain. 


There  the  waves  of  death  are  passed, 
There,  among  the  pure  and  blest, 

Safely  anchored  home  at  last, 

There  our  wandering  feet  shall  rest. 

4   Here  our  fondest  hopes  are  brief. 

Kindred  ties  are  broken  here; 
.Morning  brings  a  night  of  grief, 

Joy  is  mingled  with  a  tear. 
There  shall  faith  be  lost  in  sight. 

There  a  long  eternal  day; 
Christ  the  Lamb  shall  be  the  Light, 

He  will  wipe  our  tears  away. 


GUARD  THY  TONGUE. 

"the   TONGL'E    is    a     l-LFTLE    MEMIiER,  AND    BUASTETH    GREAT    THINGS." 


Philip  Phillips. 


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101 


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GUARD    THY  TONGUE.— Ccm/ii,/,d. 


2  It   can   cheer  the  sad   and   lonely, 

Like  a  beam  of  morning  light; 
O'er  a  gentle,   loving  spirit 

It  can   throw  a  cruel   blight. 
We  have  need   to  guaid   it  wisely, 

And  bo   careful  what  we  say, 
Lest   we   harm   an   erring   brother. 

Who  may  stumble  by  the  way. 
Set  a  watch,  &c. 

3  Willi  the  tongue  we  blend  our  voices 

In  the  melody  of  song; 
With  the  tongue  we  utter  falsely. 

And  we  do  each  other  wrong. 
Can  a  single  fountain  give  us 

Sweet  and  bitter  waters  too? 
Yes  !   the  tongue  speaks  good  and  evil, 

Though  it  ought   not  so  to  do. 
Set  a  watch.  Sac. 


4  Ilinv   a  spark   of  angry  feeling 

It  will   kindle   to  a  flame; 
We  can  chain   the   savage   lion. 

But  the  tongue  can  no  man  tame. 
With  the  tongue  we  bless  our   Father, 

With  the  tongue  His  law  profane; 
With  the  tongue  we  praise  our  Maker, 

And  we  take  His  Name  in  vain. 
Coda. — For  of  every  kind  of  beasts,  &c. 

5   Hush   that  idle  whisper,  sister. 

Think  the  Lord  is  standing  near! 
Listening  to  each   word  thou  speakest 

<)f  the  souls  to  Him  so  dear! 
Tell  how  firmly  walks  thy  brother; 

All  his  brave  and  true  deeds  tell ; 
Speak  not  of  the  past's  dark  errors. 
Tell  not  that  he  tripped  and  fell. 
Set  a  watch,  &c. 


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STONE  OF  BEAUTY. 

A   NKW  STONE  WHICH  NO  MAN  KNiiWFTH    SAVING  HE  THAT  RECEIVETH  (T." 


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1.  He  hath  giv'n  me  a     gem,  as      a       to  -  ken  so  rare,  In  my 

2.  And      oft  when  my  day-dreams  draw  nigh  to  a  close,  And  I 


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em-blem  of  pu-ri-ty   bears  my  new  name.  Which  no  one  can  read,  tho'  to    me    'tis  so  plain;  .\nd  I 
blest  bond  of  union  is    prom-ised  the  same     To    all  who  will  love  and    be-lieve  on  His  name;  Ah  I 


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hope    to    pre-serve  it     as   long    as       I     live.  For    so    pre-cious    a      gift  none  but  Je  -  sus   can  give, 
who  would  not  cov-et     a       to  -  ken    so     rare.  In  their  bo-soms     to    place  it     for  safe-keep-ing  there  ? 


Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  •'  Standard  Singer,"  1874, 
103 


WE  SHALL  SLEEP,  BUT  NOT  FOREVER. 


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ir£  SHALL  SLEEP,   BUT  NOT  FOREVEK.      CoiuliuU-d. 


2  When  we  ^ce  a  preciou-s  blossom 

That  we  tended  with  such  care, 
Rudely  taken  from  our  bosom, 

How  our  aching  hearts  despair! 
Kound  its  little  grave  we  linger 

Till  the  setting  sun  is  low. 
Feeling  all  our  hopes  have  perished 

With  the  flower  we  cherished  so. 


Cho. 


3  We  shall  sleep,  Imt  not  forever. 

In  the  lone  and  silent  grave; 
Blessed  be  the  Lord  that  taketli, 

lilessed  be  the  Lord  that  gave. 
In  the  bright,  eternal  city. 

Death  can  never,  never  come ! 
In  His  own  good  time  He'll  call  us 

From  our  rest  to  Home,  sweet  Home.  Cho. 


COME  UNTO  ME. 


COME  L'NTO  ME 


AND  1  WILL  GIVE  YOf   RE5T. 


Philif  Phillips. 


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2  Come  like  the  prodigal.  He  will  receive; 
He  will  forgive  thee  all:  only  believe. 
Joy  to  the  mourning  heart  He  will  restore; 
Turn  from  the  path  of  sin.  wander  no  more. 
Ki;kr.\in.     Harkl   'tis,  etc. 


3   Linger  not,  linger  not,  come  while  'ti?  day; 
Come  ere  the  shades  of  night  close  on  thy  way. 
Life  is  a  fleeting  dream,  soon  'twill  be  o'er; 
Turn  from  its  fading  joys,  wander  no  more. 
Refrain.     Hark!   'tis,  etc. 


Arranged  and  copyrighted  by  Pliilip  Phillips.  18S7. 
105 


CONGREGATIONAL  SINGING.    (A  Dream.) 


Verses  to  be  suns'  ns  a  Nolo. 


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1.  I       dreamed  and        io ! 

2.  My       heart     was        full, 

3.  The     scene     was  changed 


'twas     Sal)  -  bath       eve; —  With  -  in  a     church  I 

I        wept        for         joy,  They     had  not     sung     in 

and         as  I        passed  A  -  long  the     sea       of 


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The  church  of     God  With    one     con  -  sent, 


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106 


COXGREGA  TIONAL  SINGIXG.—Contuuud. 


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Home  returned  to  love  and  thee!  " 


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2  I've  His  gude  word  of  promise,  that  some  gladsome  day  the  King 
To  His  ain  royal  palace,  His  banished  hame  will  bring, 

\Vi'  een,  an'  wi'  heart  running  owre  we  shall  see 

*'The  King  in  His  beauty,"  an'  our  ain'  countrie. 

My  sins  hae  been  mony,  an'  my  sorrows  hae  been  sair; 

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For  His  bluid  hath  made  me  white,  an'  His  hand  shall  dry  my  e'e, 

When  He  brings  me  hame  at  last  to  my  ain  countrie. 

3  He  is  faithfu'  that  hath  promised,  an'  He'll  surely  come  again, 
He'll  keep  His  tryst  wi'  me,  at  what  hour  I  dinna  ken  ; 

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To  gang  at  ony  moment  to  my  ain  countrie. 

So  I'm  watching  aye,  an'  singing  o'  my  hame  as  I  wait, 

For  the  soun'ing  o'  His  footfa'  this  side  the  gowden  gate. 

God  gie  His  grace  to  ilk  ane  wha  listens  noo  lo  me. 

That  we  a'  may  gang  in  gladness  to  our  ain  countrie. 


WHILE  THE  YEARS  ARE  ROLLING  ON. 


Harriet  B.  McKeever. 
Keeitante. 


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Friends  we  love  are  quickly  flying, 
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While  the  years  are  rolling  on. 

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When  we  meet  in  that  blest  home. 
While  the  years  are  rolling  on. 

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Where  life's  vain  parade  is  o'er; 
Where  the  sleep  of  sin  is  broken, 

And  the  dreamer  dreams  no  more  ; 
Where  the  bond  is  never  sever'd — 

Partings,  claspings,  sob  and  moan — 
Midnight  waking,  twilight  weeping. 

Heavy  noontide — all  are  done  ; 
Where  the  child  has  found  its  mother; 

Where  the  mother  finds  the  child; 
Where  dear  families  are  gather'd, 

That  were  scatter'd  on  the  wild : 
Brother,  we  shall  meet  and  rest 
'.Mid  the  holy  and   the  blest ! 


4  Where  the  blasted  world  sh.all  brighten 
Underneath  the  bluer  sphere, 
And  a  softer,  gentler  sunshine 

Shed  its  healing  splendor  here  ; 
Where  earth's  barren  vales  shall  blossom, 

Tutting  on  their  robes  of  green, 
And  a  purer,  fairer  Eden 

Be  where  only  wastes  have  been  ; 
Where  a  King  in  kingly  glory. 

Such  as  earth  has  never  known. 
Shall  assume  the  righteous  sceptre, 
Claim  and  wear  the  holy  crown  : 
Brother,  we  shall  meet  and  rest 
'Mid  the  holv  and  the  blest  I 


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anchor  lay,  In  the  harbor    of  Ma  -  hon  ;  A  dead  calm  rested  on      the  bay,  The  waves  to  sleep  had 

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118 


LEAP  FOR  LIFE.—Conlinucd. 


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rigging  run,  And  on  tlie  main-truck  stood.  A  shudiler  shot  thro'  ev'-  ry  vein,  All  eyes  were  turn'd  on 


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high;  Thtrc  stood  the  hoy  with  dizzy hrain.  Between  the  sea  and  sky.  No  hold  had  he       a- 

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bove,  below;     Alone     he  stood  in     air;  At  that  far  height  none  dar'd  to  go,  At  that  far  height  none 


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horror       all       a-ghast,  In  groups  with  pallid  brow  and  cheek,  We  watchM  the  quiv'ring  mast;  The 

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119 


A   LEAP  FOR  LIFE.      Ccntiiuu-d. 


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A   LEAP  FOK'   LIFE.— Concluded. 


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121 


"  TH\   RIGHT  HAND,  WHERE  THEKE  ARE  ILEASlREs  FOR  EVERMORE." 


Words  by  Mk?;.  Hemans. 
Voice. 


Wriiten  by  S.  J.  Vail,  for  Mr.  Phillips. 


!IIodemlo. 


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1.  I   have  heard  thee  speak    of    the 

2.  Is      it        far        a  -  wav       in  some 


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better  land  ;  Thou  calledst  its  children     a     hap-py  baml  ;  Dear  teacher, where  is  that  radiant  shore?  Oh, 
region    oUl,  Where  rivers  are  wand'ring  o'er  sands  ofgold, Where  burning  rays  of  the  ru  -by  shine,  And 


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may  we    not  seek     it    and  weep  no  more?    I-^      it  where  the    flow'r  of    the    orange  blows,  And  the 
diamonds  il  -   lu-mine    its     se  -  cret  mine?  Does  the  pearl  gleam  forth  from  its  co  -  ral  strand  ?  Is     it 


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Copyrighted  by  Philip  Phillips  in  "  Song  Sermons,"  1S76. 
122 


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THE  BETTER  LAND.—amciudt'if. 
iHt  KenpotiAe. 


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fireflies  glance  ihro'  tile  myrtle  boughs  ?  Not  there,  my  child,      nn,  not  there.  Not  there,  my  child,  not 
there,  dear  teacher,  that  bet  -  tcr  land  ? 


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THE  LOST  CHORD. 


AoHLAinK   A.   Proctor. 
Andnnte  iiioclerato. 


(ALTO.) 

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ArTHIR  SrLLJV.\N. 


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ease,       And  my     fin-gers  wander'd      i  -    dly       O  -  ver  the  noi-sy     keys;          I  know  not  what    I  was 
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THE  LOST  CHORD.      Contiini.J. 


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close    of  an  an-gel's  psalm,        And  it     lay    on  my  fevered   spir    -    it,  With    a    touch  of     in   -  fi-nite 


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calm  ; 


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seemed  the  har-mo-niousech    -    o     From   our       dis-cord  -  ant      life;  It  linked  all     per-plex  -  ed 


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125 


THE  LOST  CHORD.      Continued. 

Pooo  n  pneo  piu  animato. 


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mean-ings.        In -to     one         per  -  feet  peace,        And   trem  -  bleJ     a  -  way      in  -  to      si  -  lenee,     As 

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one      lost   chord    di  -  vine, 


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THE  LOST  CHORD.      Comludcd. 


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speak    in    that  chord 


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hear     that    grand    A  -    men. 


It      may        be    that  death's  bright    an 


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Con  Eran  forza. 


:t> — ^ 


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speak    in    that  chord    a  -   gain; 


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It      may      be    that   on    -    ly      in    heaven        I      shall 
I 


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^ — • 


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hear       that   grand 

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\  tempo 


«-     -a-      ••-        ^      f 


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127 


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I  KNOW  THAT  MY  REDEEMER  LIVETH. 


From  "  MtssiAH." 

rarghelto.     ,         fj. 


Coritif  eJitioil,  tis  ^un^  hy  Jiitny   Liua. 

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I       know       that        niv       Re  -  deem     -     er         liv  -  eth. 


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And    that       he         shall    stand 

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at     the     lat 


ter  day 


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up  -  on      the     earth. 


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»—» — ^^-^ — 


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vv 


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■?—  -y— ?- 


1 


128 


/  AWOIV  THAT  J/J'  REDEEMER  LIVETH.      Cmtinii,;!. 


M^ 


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-*—-*- 


=f;Eid 


:y»=d. 


know      that     mv        Ke-dcem-er       liv  -  etb.    and   that     he  shall       stand 


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at     the      Lit     -        ter     day    up-on    the     earth.      ....       up-on      the     earth,      I 


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ter  day    up  -  on   the    earth, 


up  -  on        thf    enrlh. 


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■I — , — I — '■m — a*^»-* — ^» *-»v-#^ 


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19 


129 


/  A'A'CXK  THAT  MY  REDEEMER  LIVETH.      Continued. 


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* — H 


:t=1= 


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:*=:2: 


M, 


And  tho'  worms  de-stroy  this  bod  -  y, 


Vet  in  my  flesh  shall    I    see 


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God,         Yet      in 


y       flesh         shall     I     see         God.  | 


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y— r-^ 


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know     that    my    Re- deem -er    liv-eth 


and   tho'    worms        de-stroy        this     bod  -  y,    yet 


S^gE 


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t^m^^^^- 


3S^SS^^SiiS5S^&^^ 


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flesh  shall  I    see       God,  yet  in  my  flesh     .      .       sliall  I       see  God,  shall 


§^ftE^==r=ff^lr^^3=^ 


130 


/  KNOW  THAT  MY  REDEEMER  LIVETH.      Concluded. 


M^ 


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=t=t: 


■^ — •- 


tzzc 


^? — f- 


now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead 

_^  C._J 


the     first 


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5-j  -#«^i-i — i — . — I — I — i-i — 1-" — ^-'- — -^■'— ^ — \ — \ — \ — \- 


fruits     of    thi  m      that 


5-<-<-0-- 


deep. 


—I 1 1 ^1-+ 


iCt 


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of      them that    sleep,    the   first  fruits  of  them       that 


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j       I       1=  ::^=S:  Jt^^ — i  t^=i*=  :5 


.      -f^ « ^ 1 1 1 1 A 1 ^_#-— i-_ 


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it=t 


» — • — «- 


J       i       L 


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sleep. 


■IM 


Lw     1.^      .d      \  ^*     I       f««i 


■-I h 


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For  now  is  Christ  ris  -  en,   for  now    is  Christ  ris-en 


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from    the     dead. 


the      first 


fruits       of     them  that  sleep. 


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/     A  leuiMo. 


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131 


AMERICAN  SONG  MEDLEY. 


W  ritlcn  and  copyrighted  by  Philii-  i'HiLLl 


j^fc=^^: 


-f-^ 


q: 


1.  O  the  mingled  strains  that  ijreet  us  As  we  journey  thus  along, 

2.  We    are    rid-ini;  at     our  leisure,  And  the  sky  is    ail     serene 

3.  In     the  west  the  sun  has  fad-ed,  And  the  bus-y  dav     is  o'er, 
4."Down  upon  the  Swanee  river,"  "Massa's  in  the  cold, fold  ground," 
5.   In  the  sil-ver  moonlight  streaming,0'ev  agrafe  wkrf  rests  a  form, 


/  j£-trfi-g!--        TT       I    ]-i ^— f-'^H-a-t—' ^— I — -^P-l N-l ^p f^'=i NP-i K— i-=q 


9^;^ 


±fi: 


;j^^fe^pg^'E 


q=s=t 


•-I- 


?F 


Thro' this  grand  and  glorious  country,  In  our  char  -  i   -  ot      of  song.  Now  we  hear    a     veteran's  story, 
And  we  bring  to  mind  the    rivers,   Lakes  and  Falls  that  we  have  seen.  But  we  start  as      in    the  disiance 
While  a      lit  -  tie  group  are  gathered    By     a     rus  -  tic    cot-tage  door ;  And  the  evening  star     is  shinin" 
"Jii-nia      at    the  gate    is     waiting,"  Brings  to  us    a  pleas-ant  sound.  But  we  now  re-sume  our  journev, 
That  has  Ijorne  her  cross  with  patience.  And  has  braved  her  latest  stormjWe  behold     the  chililren  kneeling. 


.•\nd  we     feel  its     mag-ic  thrill.  As  we      list  -en     for     a     moment.   To  the  ".Song  of  Bunker-Hill." 
Comes  a  voice  of  freedom  true.    In       a     song  our  fathers  cherished,  'Tis  the  old  "Red, White  and  Blue.' 
With  its  beams  so  calm  and  bright.  While  we  hear  in  ten-der    pathos.  "Old  Kentucky  Home,  good  night !  ' 
Till     an  -  oth  -  er  song  we  hear,  That  within  our  hearts  will  lin-ger.  And    its    memorv    will   be  dear. 
And  their  teardrops  fall  like  rain.  But  they  know  their  sainted  mother  They  will  meet  in  heaven  again. 


^- 


-t— I ^ — I 


— ^- 
-MZ 


-^ 


^- 


n: 


H    ¥ 


4=^= 


4=4z 


m 


::n 


S 


J:*=t: 


gS 


-S-^0- 


i 


From  Sword  of  Bunker  Hill. 

Kiins:  after  timt  verse- 


-'^-*- 


r^ 


=N=P 


"Weep  not.  my  boy.'    the  veteran  said,      'I  bend      to  heaven's  high  will.  But  quickly  from  yon 


132 


AMi-:KIC.-l.\  SO.Vl,   MEDLEY.— Conlintieri. 


iziS-*- 


-•— * 


:,^=*=zt 


>.-•-=- 


-^-r^ 


^?— N 


■>±\ «-»-»-bg 


g   1J 


antlers  bring  the  sworil  of  Hunker  Hill,  But  quickly  from  yon  antlers    bring  the  sword  of  Hunker  Hil! 


:^=irai«i^±ii(:«=ea— C=fl±5riTj__iii-:jb«=«::_«i«:«zq±*r:J=rf5rj=jtc:i=^ziSz=^^=Jj 

-••  -•■  -»-•-•-••  -*-•-•-••■<■*■  -*■  -*-•"•-•-•"••  -•  -••  -•-•-•-•■  -S-  -S-  -S-5-5-S-  -••■-»  -^  —I-  — r 


(B 


-B>- 


-4— T-J- 


:,-q:i 


^- 


:i: 


--+ -4;— -5*" 


:ixz?z 


3 


From  Red,  While  and  Blue. 

Sails'  aflcr  second  verse. 


•^I^^^^S^eS^^^^: 


-■^■=\—ri 


0 — 0—i-»- — •- 


=E3: 


'  Three  cheers  for  the  Red,  While  and  Blue  !  Three  cheers  for  the  Red,  White  and  Blue  !    The 


-••    -t"0-0- 


-»■'■*■      •»■.•»■      •••      -•• 


i 


^^i 


I 


i*=£ 


IS 


=p^ 


ifiti 


* — »- 


Army  and   Na  -  vy     for     ev  -  er, 


»-^ 


:t- 


->, — p 


Three  cheers  for  the  Red,  White  and  Blue  ! 


5^=^=3 


■^TT^-H 


=-- 1^-?- 


-jLt-*- 


te 


-•  -•■;-•■  -# 


11 


plU 


5:=P 


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^_5_^^=5_ 


From  Stephen  C.   Fii<;ter"'^  '^'^"i.^.  "  Old  Kentucky  Home.  Good  Nighl,' 

Suns:  alter  third  %'erse. 


^ 


?5_^ it==f =5- 


'\Vee|>       no     more,      my        la  -  dy, 


O        weep        no      more        to  -  day, 


We     will 


iSe 


-A 


^ * 


4-^ i 


=P?^ 


-a — »- 


^ 


4—4^=3^ 


s^ 


5^ 


z^ 


I 


^^^^i=j-7i:j^^ 


-K N- 


-li *- 


-K— * j- 


-N K- 


* •-T-»l 


:^z 


^-^1 


I 


sing  one  song  for    my    old       Ken-tuck-y  home.  For     my  old       Ken-tuck-v  home,  far     a  -  way. 


seJ 


.^__.. 


l^i 


-iSl— 


mm 


133 


AMERICAN  SONG  MEDLEY.—  Coyidiided. 
From  Jubilee  Soni*^. 

Suns  aflor  loiirtli  ver^ie. 


*zir: 


rJ^ziitoi* 


-A >■- 


fc=::J^I 


* • » * >v ^ 


1^1 


We  shall  walk  ihro' the  valley   and  the  shadow     of  death.  We  shall  walk  thro' the  valley     in 


=e 


ss 


■^=r- 


=^ 


ij=:dz 


-^ 


:=I= 


j> — r 


--^-- 


:E=i^ 


:^ 


1^ 


-I         K N N 


:*=*= 


'     '  —0 — ^ — *- 


-»-w-V   S     !   -N- 


peace,    If         Je  -  sus  him-self  shall    be    our    Lead  -  er,   we  shall  walk     thro'    the  valley    in  peace. 


Si 


5?^ 


#— ^) — 5- 


:F 


^; 


=q- 


_,_,__^ • — ^ 


:=1= 


iis:^^!^ 


ZS-T- 


zt- 


^^ 


z)-^- 


Slins  arter  flflh  verse.  From  "  Singing  for  Jesus." 


W^^ 


Z%^± 


»     •     » — =M^j 1         — ^— » — *^ 


Mu-sic    may  soft     -         en  where  language  would  fail  us.  Feelings  long 


t:v-4t — ^^^ — *^ — I— • — -^^^^*- 


-zT- 


-•--- 


i 


-N—- V- 


-• r 


-• — *- 


^ — ^- 


:|t 


7     ^     L  P — f 


bur     -     ied  'twill  oft-en       re  -  store, 


pg^^^^ 


Tones  that  were  breathed  from       the  lips     of      a 


•-# — 0-0-J- 


• * !— W— *- 


-• — •—  • — • — •- 


I 


-JCi-. 


i 


-N N- 


i^=^^=*=^»^-^-^i^*— ^^>- 


=1^:3:^ 


-N— P fv- 


— *— *-^-^ 


mother.  How    we     re-vere  them  when  she     is      no      more,     W  hen  she     is    no  more. 


I— — ^— I— ;— H 1 1 1— r  I     I     I     I — H— I ^ ' *— I — [ 

^=^—,^—. 0-T  L^-T ,— « 1 ^^ 


\0  4  S  • 


134 


'TIS  THE  LAST  ROSE  OF  SUMMER. 


Jt  ^      Soprano 


^  *  • — * — <- 


leiEj-. 


s:xi- 


|_^^feE^E?E^E 


P^ 


'Ti^      the      last       rose        of        sum  -  mer,      Left    bloom  -   ing 


lone ; 


All      her 


t      Alt 


m 


^^=^ 


•^r=X- 


2.    I'll      not   leave     thee,     thou      lone       one.       To       pine         on         the 


Since     the 


„  Tenor. 


4-  i-^— '— 


-*— *- 


:it=t: 


:^i 


^-F*-»- 


t^^^5^ 


-7-*- 


3-   .'^" 


soon        may         I  fol    -    low,    When  friend-ships        de     -     cay. 


And    from 


fefife 


^%^ 


zt=3=^ 


-#^ 


*^» 


-7— *v- 


love  -  ly    com  -  j)an  -  ions    Are         fa  ■  ded  and     gone  : 


No    flow'r  of     her     kin-drcd,       No 


1 [■ 


^=t=^' 


-N-?- 


• * *T»- 

love  -  ly     are    sleep  -  ing,    Go,      sleep  thou  with  them:         Thus  kind  -  ly       I       scat  -  ter       Thy 


■M, 


l—^^^^^^. 


=iia-^'L*^f=' 


3EJ 


■^ 


' *— ^T^ 


* 


-±^ 


love's   shin-ing      cir  -    cle      the     gems  drop  a    - 


When  true  hearts  lie  withered,      And 


Pft 


•m-f-^-^ 


I 1- 


I*Zfl*. 


:;]=i: 


l^^ 


*-— tz7— *- 


l-l ^ 


:* — •- 


-I ^ *j- 


-^ — ^- 


:fez=t 


JJ      lUm.  rll.  _       ^_;T>     P Tempo. 


rose  •  bud    is        nigh.        To       re-flect     back  her  blush-es.       Or        give    sigh  for       sigh. 


:^X 


-0-^ 


^ 


-0--r 


:t 


^=A- 


X 


Ie?^ 


J-  ■zy._Tr 
leaves  o'er  the       bed.     Where  thy  mates    of    the     gar-den       I.ie      scent-less     and      dead. 


:t 


-0 0  -B-0- 


I&Z 


^--.¥ 


'^^ 


-e^-i- 


^^i 


irt 


s«i 


fond   ones   are    flown,         Oh!  who  would  in  -  hab  -  it     This    bleak  world  a     -    lone? 


E^^ 


.* — fi- 
:l V- 


^m^^^. 


irr^i 


:*-?-?■ 


i 


135 


THE  IVY  GREEN. 


;fcfi:=^fr=P4 


S N 


Ad  lib.    A  leiiipo. 


1.  A      <lain   -    ly  plant    is     the        i    -    vy  green,  That     creep-eth     o'er     ru  -  ins     old; 

2.  Fast     he      steal-eth    tho'   he    wears  no  wings,    Ant!  a      stanch       old  heart  has     he; 

3.  Whole  ages  have  lied  and  their  works  dec.iy'd.   And  na-tions  have  scatter'd    been; 


Of 
How 
But    the 


i;l2«;i 


^=:i 


^t-^\2--&z^  :ij^=ijz=ii=^=ij-  :z^^roi=M^=M 


■st=i: 


■Mz=.w=^-\at-3z^z 


♦  [>-•■♦ 


-^— ^- 


it?=?— f=z:? 


itdJit 


^>^ 


_»^,_ 


i:5t 


-?— s 


rii'ht  choice  food  are  his  meals  I  ween,  In  his  cell  so  lone  and  cold, 
close- ly  he  twineth,  how  closely  heelings  To  his  friend,  the  huge  oak  tree! 
stout  old       i  -   vy  shall  nev  -    er     fade     From    its   hale      and  heart  -  y    green. 


i^. 


H=3:r 


The 
How 
The 


-y- 


P P- 

wall  must  be  crumbled,  the  Stones      de-cay'd       To          pleasure  his  dain  -    ty  whim,  And  the 

sly  -  ly      he    trail-eth      a  -  long        the  ground!  And  his  leaves  he    gen  -    tly  waves  As  he 

brave         old  plant  in      its      lone    -     ly    days     Shall            fat-ten  uj)  -  on  the  past,  For  the 


t-r- 


4|uaal.  PP  a  f  olla  voce. 


V  -t  * 


^^ 


i 


5BE-^^E^ 


:^= 


mm 


± 


-V — »'- 


»=F* 


;t=^ 


moul-d'ring  dust  that  years 
joy-ous  -  ly  hugs  and  crawl 
state-Ii-est    build -ing   man 


t 


-^y 


Itl 


:jEtE^ 


-7-?- 


have  made      Is     a     mer  -  ry  meal     for      him. 

■  eth  round    The        mould  of  dead  men's  graves. 

can    raise       Is  the      i  -  vy's  food     at      last. 

^ 


r ?- —  ^i 

"*^  ^  PP  n.ii. 

-0-       •»■  -0-  ^ 


136 


THE  IVY  GREEX.      Concluded. 

■<— f — I—  S N        N— 'hs~ 


-m — i<- 


:)=?i 


-■^ »— *- 


-V — •- 


-•— Izi 


-N— •■ 


Creep  -   ing  where       no      life  is    seen,        A       rare        old  plant  is     ihc         i      -     vy  green. 


fe?E 


-r: — #_• 

-• — a    !    ' — 


-' — ^^1 — 


=i(==n 


-v • ^- 


-m—m — «. 


3=V 


pp 


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Creep  -  in*;  where       no      life  is    seen,       A       rare       old  plant    is     the        i 


vy  green. 


^^=t 


~0—*- 


S9~2- 


_j__j_. 


#— *- 


-V — « '  0_  _ 4 0 — 1_  , ^ 0 p 


l'l> 


msES^i^^f^i^^m 


-'       * — I- 


:45: 


-* — 1-» 


Creep  -  ing. 


-N #- 


creep  -  ing 


Creep  -  ing  where       no       life  is       seen. 


=Ti===t:=ilz=t:: 


^         ^       Z- 


=s=tf 


:ii-r-r~t^ 


-V * — ■ — I*'- 


^ ^ E 


H«— • ^ 


=t=t 


iS^S=l^i=§S=Si: 


i=EE|E!El= 


5?z!2: 


-? T- 


=;;=«=?: 


-•-- # — •- 


■;E^^zE 


^i^^^ 


Creep  -  ing. 


creep  -   ing. 


A         rare       old    plant      is       the         i     -     vy    green. 


-« •- 


->< « k^ 


• — ;  *=:r-j- — ;,, — r- 


T"        -r 


137 


R,  E.  Francillon 
Andiinte. 


IT  WAS  A  DREAM. 


F.  H.  CoWEN. 


^^m 


1.  I      heard      the     rip  -  pling  brook-let 

2.  I       saw         the    wand'ring  streamlet 


i^*i^ 


:S^=Eg;S 


=»!—-•!■ 


TSf- 


t — s — 9- 


([^B= 


=^=P=fe 


»=r:r;^z— = 


-}m- 


^ii 


sing  A- mong  the   pop-lar       trees, 

flow       Down  to    the  cold  grey    sea, 


¥^^^^^ 


I  heard      the    wil-Iows  whis- per  ■ 
I    saw        the    bending    wil  -  low 


Z2jiz 


=S=S=S  X; 


■•-      -*-      ■•-     f«r      -» 


Plwi^p^Ff5=fil^^=r;1-4=l^^-* 


1^ 


-=1= 


sH^3 


'-:3z 


ing  Un  -  to     the  eve-ning  breeze,       un  -    to       the     eve  -  ning  breeze; 

bow,        In      welcome    o  -  ver      me,  in      wel  -  come     o  -    ver    me ; 


A  -  gain     I 
A  -  gain     I 


J  !J  I    I  i  I  I    !    I  J    !    I— -1-4^ 

m—*m — ' — 1 — •-^ — I — ^» — 1 — 1 — 1-^ — H 


^"~«i5r5r-«"« — g*»— .*»— -s"-**- 


1?=^= 


Se- 


E^^^^^P^^^^^^E^lgg 


looked  on      the     old,         old 

lis       -       ten'd    to   breeze     and 


place, A  -  gain     I         saw  .   .   ,      my    dar   -    ling's 

bird, A  -  gain    my       dar       -       ling's  voice  I 


iiin^ 


J.38 


jr  IV AS  A  DREAM.— Concluded. 


^^Ie 


jji — "i-js: 


zzs==Si: 


dream, 
dream. 


It 
It 


was 

was 


AsJL.:i!?:^-j!:^-:eri-:e:i_.:»;r:i-«ri_* 


a  tiream;  .    .    .      A-gain    I  looked     on    the  old,      old 

a  dream;  .    .    .      A-gain    I     lis    -     ten'd  to  breeze  and 

-1 — m-\ — — •4 


^fj-?S 


place,        A     •     gain 
binls,         A     -     gain 


I 

my 


saw 
dar 


my     dar    -    ling's  face, 

ling's  voice  I  heard. 


==|5 


-g_l_!-_|^_lzq-J^^==t I !^ — l—J— i=-^^_q-J^— I—!— j— ] — ^— !-L. ^— !rq 


^Efr— =r^=^^; 


^-~^- 


%-^ 


/, 


ES^ 


zc 


A&=== 


was 

was 

3t 


a 

-it 


dream, 
dream, 


xt 
it 


was 

was 

* 


?^^== 


i%*:*-=^=t=r  -' — r—^ 


-t^ 


:tJ|=^1:H-»r»rgiyT>|-»|S 


stream, 
beam. 


It    was     a  dream,  it      was    a    dream. 
It    was     a  dream,  it     was    a    dream. 


dream,  it      was      a    dream. 


1^^=?EE=! 


r     r 


pS— 5-C-S— £— S— g— ^z-gzzgzgnlgiiig— z^Ctr— tgr r 

'      '      '      '.      '      I      I      '      '      '      '      I      I  I      * 


139    Vea. 


AGNUS  DEI. 


A.  D. 


Philip  Phillips,  Jr. 


Koprano  or  Tenor. 


ill: 


itc 


1.  Sweet 

2.  Tlie 


love  of 

love  of 


God, 
earth 


nth 
dear. 


but 


—I- 


'I61li3===^^^l3 


5b 


Iz^i 


- 

hrb-k -; 

1 1 

1                                      1                   ■!■■    —       n 

^ 

LWu?      J.       .      . 

-A 

J J 1 

^'-^ — • ^ ' 

-Ti. 

._i=> = = 1 

love 
Thou 

ex 
art 

1 1 !-• < 1 \— 

ceed 
dear 

-* — 1 — [■ 

ing, 
er, 

— [-•' — ! — r-;-ii — ^ — ! — 1-* — ^ — 1 — !- 

Oh, 

And 

.1    1     [    !  ^ 

come          and 
•iweet            as 

r 

1 

^.^*^. 

1 

1 

-^1 

1 

-* — ' — ^5— ' — l-*-^-ir-^— ;— 
m — |-T —   •                m — |— 

-•■•♦•                       -•■ 
1 

c 

■»•  i.'i      A 

^A                      '  1 

,:                               I 

i.,  (7  U       *r 

1                             rJ. 

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- 

-A                     -1 

J 

aJ 

zi ' 

: — (z — 


sunt 


ri     -     fy 
nier        is 


the 
the 


t^—t? & 1  I     I 


sin 
joy 


stained 
of 


f~^ -1 — I — !§«»  t  I  I 6 S*-^-*^; •• :.^i 
^-a-#= — 0-w — I S «-•''• — I — I — f -■» S •' 
^-*—                y [ -1 f-t-\     !     I     M* f — h 


^g^ 


4-- 


5^^^ 


:^ 


=F 


I 


P-t7'  gl- 


l*le:i(lin;r. 


^ 


sold ! 
life; 


Hear 
And 


Thou 


the 


:^^l^^=?:tS^ 


5i^^ 


■« ^S*?*— ^— T %> \ ' >-» ' 1 iT- 


I 


J^^c^=# 


-^ 


fel=E 


i^ 


F.^^ 


:— t 


prayer 
cross 


while 
we 


pain 
bear 


-#  ^«— t— I- 


ful 
still 


-» r- 


=^: 


1)  rings 


rSfc 


d^5»=t;sj^SZHZ 

ML ! ^— 


eS; 


-S— 


140 


AGXUS  DF./.      Concluded. 


S^^ 


plead 


P 


fe^ 


'ng, 


Heal 
The 


Thou 


¥==^=^^2^^^^^=^^^ 


• — 0-~\ — I- 


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'^^^^=^=^=^^^^ 


-M 


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9^^:^ 
^^-&. 


f= 


d 


m^ 


^- 


T- 


hearts —  Thou         canst — ■      and 
last     -      ing  rest  for 


whole, 
strife. 


-^Sl 


-^=p- 


tzt^JidrtHizzz 


^SJ 


:* 


2 — 

tzn 


?E^*= 


AGNUS  DEI. 


Philip  Phillips,  Jr. 


=]= 


Sweet     love 


-bi- 

of 


1*^  . 

God. 


-^—- r 


all 


oth   -    er      love       ex 


ceed 


iiig. 


:^ 


2.   The        love        of        earth 


dear,    but   Thou     art      dear 


egfe 


:^-; 


-^ — 1 — ^"i — 

.i — c — Iji- 


:'^ 


-!»-  -•■      .  -»■ 

Oh,       come      and 
And      sweet      as 


pu    -    ri    -    fy      the       sin  -  stained  soul!       Hear   Thou     our    prayer  while  pain  -  ful  •  .  ly       'tis 
sum  -  mer       is        the       joy  of         life ;       And       ev    -   'ry      cross       we     bear    still  brings    us 


:§fi 


Kl= 


-+- 


^" 


^=4 — 4- 


-r^ ^ 


plead 
near 


^ 


^- 


feS 


r^^ 


ing. 


Heal      Thou 
The  ev    ■ 

yf !?>- 


=3=r 


our     hearts — Thou  canst — and 
er    -    last  -  ina;       rest         for 


111 


7^~- 
make 
sin 


±±: 


and 


Ifft 


^1 


whole, 
strife. 


^5^ 


THE  THREE  WARNINGS. 


"awake,  thou  that  sleepest. 


Voice.    Allegretto. 


z^z^izz=iz 


-» — •- 


=1^^ 


-* — *— 


:-i N — s — N-F  I         J^ 


I.  B.  Woodbury  {newly  arranged). 


^=^ 


^SE^ 


O    sluii 


her  -  er,  rouse    thee,    de  -  spise  not   the      truth,  But     give  thy  Cre- 


— 1-^-^ — I  ^  ' — ' — \-r-^ — ' — M- 


Aocoiiip. 


l»H#i^: 


•-7- 


-»— T- 


-•-T- 


Et=t:=^tt==::t 


I 


^q:j f^— i?^ 


P 


^.^., 


•-T •- 


i^-7— *—  -*— — * — •— -*- 


y-i— ^- 


-fs— S — ^■ 


a     -     tor  the  days        of    thy    youth!  Why  stand     -      est  there    i    -     die  ?  the  day      breaketh, 


■0— •- 


■•-;■ ^- 

0-1 *- 


0-i—0 ^ 


I    I 


§iiE:£i=:zf: 


h^is* —  ^--^^   


it=::1=*=^ 


y^   Pleadi ner- 


-# — •- 


-b* — ^ 


rtfct: 


*  .      ^     » 


fe^. 


-4 — ^ — ^• 


*— *- 


• — • — • — 0- 


see!        The   Lord  of     the  vine  -  yard  is    wait  -  ing    for  thee. 


Ho-ly    Spir-it,  by  Thy 


i-?-?- 


^-* 


fsq*-^— *■ 


i=z*- 


-*-^— l-jl- 


r*-^*- 


-^ — \-0-0—  -4 — 1 — 1—\^0—0- 


-#— r- 


•-— 


I  1/ 


^i- 


^EE=E 


Tt=iz=i: 


s=-N~-a: 


&-- ^- 


=S=^ 


-x— N — ^:N- 


:15: 


-•— *- 


^^ 


po 


wer,     Grant  me     vet     an-oth-er        hour;       Earth -ly    pleasures     I    would    prove,       Earthdy 


142 


THE  THREE   IVARNIXGS.     Comludetl. 


joy    and  earth-ly     love;   Scarcely     yet  has  dawned  the    day,       Ho-ly     Spir  -  it,  wait,    I 


pray. 


•^11=^^=5^: 


-\j^ 


•— — • J 


^ — * S *— i-g  y     c 

I ~—i»i       <  — • — 


Ril. 

=t=: 


,  Knell,  /or  last  -'crsc. 


-?    r    .K 


^ 


3^=? 


rl5=iS 


i 


^^i^ii 


Hark!       liorne     on     the  wind      is     the 


:^ — \— q= 


=^- 


=N=T 


-«-•-*- 


bell's    sol-emn    toll,    'Tis  mourn  -  ful  -  ly   peal-   ing   the   knell       of      a     soul ;  The     spir-it's 


t1 


-• *- 


tS--' k 


^ifc:*! 


-^- 


_»___ 


J-*-<^- 


,»-+* — *- 


pleadings     and  strivings      are      o'er,    The  Lord     of    the  vineyard       stands  waiting      no       more. 


Sixth  and  Kitith  hours. 
2  O  Loiterer,  speed  thee,  the  morn  wears  apace; 
Then  squander  no  longer  the  moments  of  grace  ; 
But  haste  while  there's  time,  with  thy  Master  agree, 
The  Lord  of  the  Vineyard  stands  waiting  for  thee. 
Gentle  Spirit,  stay,  oh,  stay! 
Brightly  beams  the  early  day; 
Let  nie  linger  in  these  bowers, 
God  shall  have  my  noontide  hours; 
Chide  me  not  for  my  delay; 
Gentle  Spirit,  wait,  I  pray! 

143 


Elct't'titJi  and  last  hours. 
O  Sinner,  arouse  thee,  the  morning  is  past! 
Already  the  shadows  are  lengthening  fast ; 
Escape  for  thy  life,  from  the  dark  mountains  flee! 
The  Lord  of  the  Vineyard  is  waiting  for  thee. 

Spirit,  cease  thy  mournful  lay; 

Leave  me  to  myself,  I  pray. 

Earth  hath  flung  her  spell  around  me; 

Pleasure's  silken  chain  hath  bound  me. 

When  the  sun  his  path  hath  trod. 

Spirit,  then  I'll  turn  to  God!     Knell. 


CENTENNIAL  SONG. 


A    NATION    WHOSE    GOD  IS   THE    LOKD. 


Written  by  Philip  Phillips,  1876. 


Is 


-# — «- 


J     J- 


'^=r- 


■» — e — • — 5 — 


-a — ^ — f— H- 

.W. a ^_^ 


'*-*-•- 


* »- 


Accomp. 


^^t 


(  Let     us  look       a  -  long    the     vis  -    ta        of      two 
I  Let     us  trace    their  prog-ress      on  •  ward      to       the 


•-r- 


^iHi^^i 


-* — 'i)- 


-f. — »- 


-^j-=g.z 


-^ N- 


* * g- 


• • 0-^—*- 


V > \/- 


^1 


hundred  years     or  more.  When  our     pil  -  grim    fa-thers  anchor'd    on  New  England's  rock-y    shore; 
great  and  glo-rious  day,   When  they  stood,    a  niight-y      na- lion,  and    re 


1=3 


w=i- 


^z: 


m 


31 —*-- 


--J^z 


i 


m 


i 


^^ 


-N — jv- 


■J         •         •         J 


M — ^- 


nounced  Bri- tan  -  nia's  sway,      Vet  they  had     no     rail-  road    sta-tion,  and  they  saw     no    roll  -  ing 


i. 1 5 a ^ — -1— •— 


(i^^iifp 


--'—i-H-^ 


±=S=d= 


^=i=^ 


i 


-i=^=S=w^-=^ 


-♦— F^ 


■\J B*,— tjl ■^- 


-m • ' — H* m- 


-l^' — fc<- 


-» — ^- 


^ — ^ — N- 


-\ s K F> P* P> 'c 


car  Sweeping  on      todis-tant   cit  -  ies    like  the  shoot-ing    of      a    star;    Then  no  steamboats,  in  their 


144 


CENTENNIAL  SONG.^-Condiided. 


% 


-»^=— •- 


V      u<      J — ^- 


-y— 


-*i — 


grandeur,  cours'd  our     riv  -  ers     to    and  fro,     For  the  mails  were  borne   on    horse-back      in     those 


i 


(1^1 


Co4la  lo  last  vernr. 


-I \^-J^—3^v a — \^ ^ 


:;f!L: 


div        of      lonp-       1       CO  ^  ^''"     ^'^'"^'^"'^  ■  '"S   ^"J   pro-gressing,  what  a  change  we      now     be- 

\  \Ve     can    ]jid      the      lu  -  rid  lightning,  and   it      an  -  swers     to       our 


^-- 


'^-- 


i^ 


*-t 


ZJtl 


11 


-fl 

1 

1st  time. 

'    2d  llmr.^ 

K-n 

1 

>        m    . 

m 

— — — 

— ^ — 

P 

-I^— 1^- 

-w- 

-•— •— l*-^- 

-•-■=- 

— : 

-f T — t 

-^K- 

p  ■ 

1 

fr^    1          '•' 

*  • 

-*      J 

L'    L''  L'     ^ 

1 

u-         i^         '^ 

1 

\- )    \ 

K 

y 

i^ 

' 

1 

1 

^ 

hold,  What     a  wondrous  march  of  science  does  this  mighty  age    un-fold  ! 
call;  liut  the  beams  of  Christian  knowledge  shed  the  .  .  .  . 


pur  -est    light  of     all 


Lo !  our  commerce  wide  extending,  we  can  traffic  where  we  will. 
And  our  country's  starry  banner,  see  it  waving  proudly  still! 
And  our  steamships  o'er  the  ocean  bring  us  all  our  heart's  desire. 
And  we  talk  with  foreign  monarchs  by  the  telegraphic  wire. 
While  from  China,  Britain,  Europe,  we  have  workmen  to  employ. 
We  extend  the  hand  of  kindness,  and  we  welcome  them  with  joy  • 
We  will  tell  them  of  the  Bible,  by  its  pure  and  precious  word, 
We  will  teach  them  how  to  labour  in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord. 

3- 

To  our  country's  early  history  now  we'll  turn  our  eyes  again. 
When  the  people  sang  together  in  a  quiet,  simple  strain, 
In  a  church  of  humble  structure,  on  a  sloping  hill  that  stood, 
With  a  grave-yard  close  beside  it,  overshadowed  by  a  wood: 
Though  the  seed  was  sown  in  weakness,  yet  its  great  results  we  share, 
For  the  blessings  which  surround  us,  is  in  answer  to  their  prayer. 
Now  with  all  these  vast  improvements,  and  our  banner  wide  unfurled. 
With  a  zeal  that  never  falters  let  us  Christianize  tJic  world ! 

145 


20 


"  LORD,  LORD,  OPEN    UNTO    fS." 


M 


m 


Kolo  or  ('horns. 


Music  by  Miss  M.  Lindsay.     Rearranged. 


-•— — 5- 


1/ 


± 


1.  Late,  late,     so  late  !  and  dark  the  night,  and  chill  I  Late,  late,  so  late  !  But  we    can    en  -  ter    still. 

2.  No   light   had   we;  for    that    we     do        re-pent,  .\nd,  learn-ing  this,  The  Bridegroom  will  relent. 


^m^=^- 


3=PP: 


s 


%=izj^r-',^^ 


t- 

• — • — •- 


-•-= — 0- 


-*=^ 


Second  I'oice. 


■-ff— r: 


-T^-»< ^• 


=S=-P 


^ 


Too 


late,  too  late!       ye    can      not  en  -  ter  now; 


Ue^- 


Sf' 


ISS 


zSz 


sf' 


=£? 


I! 


-*-r- 


Solo  or  CtaorOH. 


w 


ag 


3.  No  light ! 

A— 


m 


;    '    '  I 

so     late!     and    dark    and    chill        the    night;       Oh, 


-p—^r-in 


-f— ?- 


^         y         ^ 
146 


let        us       in, 


E^^£ 


that 


ZZZZ 


DEPART  FROM  ME.—Coiich<Jcd. 


-y. 


^3= 


=• 'P m 


•  -T- 


-7Sr 


m 


we     may     thid       the     light,        Oh,      let 


that     we        may        hnd         llie     Hglit. 
I- 


-•-•- 


^J 


Too 


late. 


late  ! 


ve   can  not 


now. 

4ftmil  to  3ii<l  4'iKliiig 


j=5iEi=S^-^g=g52^i^^ 


BSs 


'ear 


■^-f^'- 


■=— -N- 


-•-T •- 


^-- 


j^  \ I 


Have  we     not  heard      the  Bride-groom  is  so  sweet?  Oh,   let     us     in,      that    we   may  kiss   His    feet! 


t 


:ii=^ 


=t 


'^ 


M     >-  Sapiilicando 


*=<: 


,^   Ad  lib 

lis        ^ 


-•-•- 


^      -»      I  — *       *      -35;- 


I  -      ♦      I 

Oh,     let     us      in,        Oh,     let     us     in,         Oh,  let    us      in,  though  late,    to       kiss      His    feet! 


-/ — ^— f— 


-• • — I — 


-> — V- 


t=g=F^=5^ 


±z==B=tb: 


-y. 


Second  endins 


■»=fc 


No! 

Too 
Slid  endins: 
Lnwt  endins 


iSP 


rii-ii-lE 


no  1 
late, 


too 
too 


T^ 


5rqi 


late! 
late! 


ye   can  not 
ve   can  not 


en-ter 
en-ler 


now. 
now. 


:^ 


-±-' — jT-i— i Jt— jj.- 


ii: 


«-— V- 


?li=gl 


14:7 


THE  OLD  ARM  CHAIR. 


Cooke. 

^       I        Andanto  con  eHpre»Nloaie 


Henrv  Rissei.i..     By  per. 


I     ri 


-*-^ 


-•— # — • — #— # — 0- 


I  love    it,         I  love    it,       and    who  shall  dare     To  chide  me    for  lovins;  that 


-fht   bm  I 


ier=-^-^^ 


-f-  r     ~p^ 


1*" 
I 


r 


Efc=i^ 


laitrjr 


=#^ 


-• — • — •- 


it^M:^: 


ifti 


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— N N- 


--A-jy— #- 


L*rt«— »- 


old   arm  chair;      I've  treasured      it   long      as    a      ho  -  ly  prize,  I've  bedew'd  it  with  tears,  and  en 


^ — '• — I 1 — I — i 1 l-M — ^M — I — I — I 1-+-^ — 1^^^ H-» — • i 

' — i— J 1— • — I 1 \-^ — '-* 1— • — 1—0-A         M  M — m —M — m a- 


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balm'd  it  with  sighs  ; 'Tis  bound  by  a   thou-sand  bands  to   my  heart.  Not  a      tie       will  break,  not    a 


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link  will  start.  Would  ye  learn  the  spell,    a  mother  sat  there.  And  a  sacred  thing  is  that  old  arm  chair. 


SifegEEzEE^g 


148 


THE  OLD  ARM  CHAIR.  — Comluded. 


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-*-V »— <-T *-F—  * * •- 


• « • »- 


2.  I     sat     ami  watcli'd  her  ma  -  ny  a  day.  When  her  c\  e  L^iew  dim,  and  her 

3.  'Tib  past!  'tis  past!    but  I  gaze  on  it  now  With  quiv-er-ing  breath,  and 


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ztit 


-N— •— #- 


locks     were  grey.  And  I     al-niost       worsliip'd  her  when  she  smiled,  And  turn'd  from  her  Bible     to 
throbbing  brow,'  I'was  there  she  nurs'd  me, 'twas  there  she  died  ;  And    raem'ry  flows  with  la  -  va   tiile. 


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bless  her  child.  Years  roU'd  on  but  the  last  one  sped.     My  i  -  dol  was  shatter'd,  my  earth-star  fled  ;  I 
Say        it    is       fol-ly,  and  deem  me  weak.  While  the  scalding  drops  start  down  my  cheek;  But  I  love  it, 


s^--. 


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■»-»-»     ■»•*  *      -r-r-*-     -irVS-        ■♦-»■♦         "^  -r-r-m-m 


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fciyrt:i=*d 


learnt  how  much  the  heart  can  bear.  When  I  saw  her  die  in  that  old  arm  chair. 
I       love   it,      and  can  not  tear  My  soul  from  a  mother's  old  arm  chair. 


11 


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149 


King's  Garden 

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-I — I — \-^» 


MY  MOUNTAIN  HOME. 


I.  P    Webster,  by  per. 


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t'E^tz 


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t=*— s— *— q: 


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O,  how    I      love 


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mv  mountain  home,      .    its  woodland  hills  and  murm'ring  rills,    'Twas  there  my 


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fant  feel     did  roam. 


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~r~'~fn 'g'" 


— / — s^L •- 

a-long  its    paths         and  o'er    its  hills.  Ah  ! 


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then         I  had     a    mother     dear 


to  guide  my  youth     -    ful  feet    a-right;  When 


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a^l5?iE?=E=^ 


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150 


J/1"  MOCXTA/X  NOME.      Continued. 


■y- 


-•=—#- 


^ 


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ill  be     -     fell     to  shed    a        te 


s^iiiil^is^i^l 


ami  poini  me   to      .      .        a  source  of     liijht. 


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• — « — ' — JJ 


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H  +{   DIIKT    Treble 


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And    then 

liJfAIto 


the       stars  shone  briirht 


er       too,  As  they  be- 


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Plsao  Forle 


i=a  ~«z=d=  ^z=j. 


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decke  1  the       dark  blue  sky. 


-1 ' * P- 

3=1  I  r 


« — 


The     rain     -     bow  tints 


of 


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gold      -     en 


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.    were  ev     -     er.         ev  -  er     flil-ting    gai  -  Iv,   gai  -  ly     bye. 


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I  I 

151 


,)/!■  MOl'NTAIX  HOME.  —  Cnilinucd. 


|1  Jt      CIIORH.' 


»    Treble 


te= 


-<' — \j — f, — • — »- 


Ll^EZTTli^r 


Then         gi\'^»        '-•1^.     give     me      back    my      moun-taiii   home,       its     wood-land      hills       anil 


il  U      Alio 


i1:=a 1 ^^= 


^-=^ 
-»  *- 


Then        give,        oh,     give     me      back    my     moun-tain    home,       its      wood-land      hills       and 
;t  Jl      Tenor  _  _ 


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-A »- 


X 


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-f  T  i— •  T'i 


Tlien        give,        oil,     give     me      back    my     moun-tain   home,       its     wood-land     hills       and 


u       Bit" 


-#—■=■ — •- 


:p=)= 


It 


Then         give,        oh,     give     me      back    my      moun-tain   home,       its     wood-land     hills       ami 


_*4 H-5- 


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q=l= 


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I'iaiio  Forfe 


l^3E 


SS: 


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:^=|i=|t: 


=^=N= 


•*•     ■* 


zy^ 


^tE^^5^S^£ 


• — ^- 


:^=± 


zii 


muim'ring     rills.      For  there       a  -  lone    I      wish   to       roam 


a-monsT  its  rocks  and  o'er     its 


< — *- 


r^^=:t=z±z:=qz 


-• — • — • r 


niurni'rini'     rills.      For  there       a  -  lone    I      wish   to       roam  a-mong   its  rocks  and  o'er     its 


-+t — »_z 


^j£rEfe^^£Eg^gZ^^gir^^^gii 


— N — > — N — ^— =1- 


-*     4     t — *- 


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murm'ring     rills.      For  there       a  -  lone    I      wish   to       roam  a-mong  its  rocks  and  o'er     its 


=z:fi=zt=ztzrzzt 


-$■ — • — ft — ^ — »- 


Y\-  V fc' — ^ — t^ — )J' 


im 


■•-=r=t^ 


-I — I — ^ 


lurm'riiig     rills,      F"or  there      a  -  lone    I      wish    to      roan 


a-monij   it 


s  rocks  and  o'er     its 


^Mm^^^^^ 


!EE?EES=t=tE3 


152 


J/)'  MOUXTA/X  HOME.  —  Coiuluiied. 


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hills.  Give,       oh,    give       me     back     my      home.  My    own,      my     deai",      my       na  -   U\e 

ff 


.^ii_ 


-v--t: 


m^mM-m^^ 


hills.  Give,       oh,    give       me     back     my     home,  Mv    own,      mv     dear,      mv       na  -   live 


iZ ^ 


mi 


hills.          Give,       oh,    give        me     back      my     home.            My    own,      my      dear,      my        na  -   live 
ff  [ 


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« — ~- 


:t==^==5=F 


hills.  Give,       oh,    give        me     back      my     home,  My    own,      my     dear,      my        na  -  live 


^Jz 


-«r-T- 


M «-^ — /» 1-^ f—^r—^      — ^- 


f/' 


ite=|i=vr=iE: 


-p — 


y_= 


-?t^ 


home. 


5=^=^: 


home. 


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t     f     r-=r '  ■     >■    . .      =-^ — ^-F-^ — ?n 


Home, 


Oh,    <?ive       me     back      mv     moun  -  tain    home. 


g; 


m 


Home, 


q=- 


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-l:z--\z: 


Oh,   give        me     back      my      moun  -  lain   home. 


Home. 


Oh,    give        me      back      my      moun  -  lain   home. 


peg 


:=tr: 


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home 


Home, 

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Oh,    give        me      back      ray      moun  -  tain   home. 


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HE  SHALL  FEED  HIS  FLOCK. 


I^itrirliello. 


( 


Handel. 


s— r-  --'N  -| — 1 ^ — I b*i-r* — b#- — ^ — '    -    H S-i — 1 jT z=r 1===^ 


iisi^ 


Hi=^c 


-I— ^-» — *- 


25^ 


=i=fct 


-^— T- 


Alio  or  ItIf>Z7.o  Soprano* 


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--— ^Tl — >7-^ — '—'-^ — ^ — > 


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He  shall  feed  his  flock  like     a        shep 


heril,       ami     he     shall    gath-er  the 


t — s- 


-H — S-T's"* — r  II m, — I K^ 1 •"      I 1"<-  -' — »» : — 1 


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llfzzt 


1-5Z 


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l.-\mbs  with  his  arm, 


— -i: 

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li-*- 


with      .      .  his  arm, 


±:^-^z 


-«-,-T-1- 


He     shall  feed  his  flock  like  a 


t        '^      '  '  4'res.  ^^  ■--      I — - 


:^3:i. 


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3Efe^?E*i3=?£?SE; 


^E^^E^HiiSE^ 


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* — •- 


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n: 


-• — s-td — I — N 


herd, 


'And    he 


shall 


-fath  -    er      the     Iambs    wiih  his  arm, 


,^a=q p,-| — I », — I .ss —  ^ 1 1 ^ — r      _ 

■•-••■•••■•-•       ••-  -»■     tr  ~-  -^         *■     ,  r        > 


1 


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154 


Hh.  SHALL  FEED  HIS  FLOCK.— Continued. 


-■tL-'ft » »_ 


* »- 


q==t 


ztz#f-^;,t=3 


with 


his    arm : 


-N- 


Anil       ca 

-N-r— I- 


them 


>  1  III  I 


1       I 


•— V — -• — *  "  "7  r — 7  ' 


^    *— ^— »- 


( 


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*: — » *- 


-**•»- 


-* — y 


*  -* — ^ 


gent     -     ly 


lead, 


and     crent 


ly      lead     those  that     are  with  young. 


*  *- 


=:==j3=S=?=i^ 


-w-»- 


I ^ 1 F •-TB-»-5- 


:a==1< 


:b?cq 


:t3=t=*-=*: 


-y— I 


-r- 


-»—- 


H — 'if-0 ^- 


Soprano  voce. 


-?— 7— ? ?— >^ 


* — •- 


f      »  •     -»^^ 


^    I       r 


Come        un 
S 


him 


all 


— * — ^— *^— *-^ — <— »— n.j    1^^ — r'  1- ~T- — ?-J— T# — ■ — a — Si^*— i— • — *i — A 


=t=e=S 


-*— *- 


155 


HE  SHALL  FEED  HIS  FLOCK.^Continucd. 


u 


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5S^-E 


5=t=SE?^^^ 


=fczti 


*^» 


^^^gii=^ 


ye  tliat   la 


bor, 


Come    un 


him         ye   that     are  heav-y     la   -  den,       and 


SfeEl^ 


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all 


he  will  give  you  rest. 


Come  un 


him 


^^E^EE^ 


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19— — 


■•=!» 


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^=^s;===K 


f—0^-0 — • — * 


-y— i^ 


:fc^ 


( 


ye   that  l.i     -     bor, 
-  -\y—i N— It^-* 1-" 


Come  un 


to         him 


ye   that  are  heav-y      la  -  den,        and 


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I 


* — F^« — *— * 


:j=4qt;i=s. 


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a • — m — ' — I ^ — I. ,  I N — 1 


ii-^^j:9E^EE3^ 


156 


HE  SHALL  FEED  HIS  FLOCK.— Concluded. 


i 


-^— »- 


-i^— I- 


e^eeSe: 


-J— N-|I 


learn 


of  hi] 


for 


he 


.*—•- 


-»—• Jt—*- 


' ^^ 


•--- 


-*—t 


meek 


and     low    -    Iv      of     heart, 


and 


i 


T^m-r^ 


L      I 


I     N  I     ^  J     ^ 


•?  r    7  r    •/ 


kI'- 


-#— *- 


-#— •- 


it 


-•— ?- 


-•-T 


f • ■»- 


ye     shall  find  rest,         and  ye  shall  find  rest  un  -  to     your  souls 


^^ 


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-f— *  •  i> 


13=;: 


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c   i»  •       r 

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Take   his 

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yoke  up  -  on          you, 

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and 

lear 

1 

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of  him, 

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for 

he             is 

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and 

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l>^     I         |i^     1 

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low  -  ly      of     heart,     and  ye  shall  find      rest,         and   ye    shall  find  rest      un  -  to      your  souls. 


I    K  I     1^  J  ^  J  V  ^ 


-i— ?c; 


i 


157 


Be  Kind  to  the  Loved  Ones  at  Home. 


Music  composed  by  I.  B.  Woodbury. 


-T^Z^^Z 


l^-:^- 


Azs: 


— m ■-• M — • • ' ^~ 

AiKlaiiti*  <*»prcA».vu  __ 


=S=J=SF 


=3=J^^=J:r^ 


:gi2-^ h,»-|i^=t=^-i=!i. 


=t:=S 


bs3rt=t=:t:=i»i 


EEElsEZ 


S?=&1: 


r-— =^ S>F^) ^-TT ^n A-iT^ K-NF 


-? HS- 


Be  kind  to  thy  father,  for  when  thou  wert  young,  Who  loved  thee  so  fondly  as  he  ?  He 


t^=P==: 


tznz=±:X' 


"*■*■*  ^^rr       ^^T  ^^^        JaJa^ 


:7:=ii5: 


(is? 


:2^-; 


;!^^^^§^EE&zJEE±i-:T^fe-^§- 


zzzi^:^. 


I 


5^2ziii|:zz=J^:i5zd^:^z 


-s->- 


lught  the  lii:it  accents  that  fell  from  thy  tongue.    And  joined   in   thy  in     -     no-cent  glee.  I!e 


m^ 


■!—!-?- 


-*—?=* 


■5—5 • — »  —  •- 

St    Sr  ^    ^    ^ 


Jt-*z 


-»•-»■-••       -«•-••-•■       :5:2-^       *4i       ±23 
-«'-»'■«-       -••-•■-•■       -••-••-••       -••-••-•■       -»■  -0-  ■»■ 


-m — g — • ,       , 


ii?E& 


^f=-!-- 


1^::=!- 


— 1- 


iBlqi 


:r[?zB=- , 


:5=2=l-t 


zs^^zz^-sze^^jzzi: 


kind      to  thy  father,       for  now       he   is  old.  Hi-,  locks  interniin-gled  with  gray  : 


His 


felE 


=1=^= 


-#-"- 


— — • 1- 


ii 


:2=* 


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§^feia: 


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_«;_5 •jl 


--^:- 


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q=:5; 


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■•-■=■ — •• 


fe^lEiS^=^E^^^^-3i 


foot-steps  are  feeble,  once  fearless  and  bold,  Thy  father  is  passing  away. 


^^s: 


■r=f^ 


158 


BE  KLKD   TO   THE  LOVED  OXES  AT  HOME.—  Concluacd. 


on  her  brow 


2.   Be  kind  to  thy  mother — for  lo 

May  traces  of  sorrow  be  seen  ; 
Oh,  well  may'st  thou  cherish  and  comfort  her  now, 

For  loving  and   kind   hath  she  been. 
Remember  thy  mother — for  thee  will  she  pray, 

As  long  as  God  giveth  her  breath; 
With  accents  of  kindness  then  cheer  her  lone  way, 

E'en  to  the  dark  valley  of  death. 


3.   Be  kind  to  thy  brother — his  heart  will  have  dearth. 

If  the  smile  of  thy  joy  be  withdrawn; 
The  flowers  of  feeling  will  fade  at  their  birth. 

If  the  dew  of  affection   be  gone. 
Be  kind   to  thy  brother — wherever  you  are, 

The  love  of  a  brother  shall  be 
.\n  ornament  purer  and  richer  by  far 

Than  pearls  from  the  depth  of  the  sea. 

4.   Be  kind   to  thy  sister — not  many  may  know 

The  depth  of  true  sisterly  love  ; 
The  wealth  of  the  ocean  lies  fathoms  below 

The  surface  that  sparkles  above. 
Be  kind   to   thy  father,  once   fearless  and   Bold, 

Be  kind  to  thy  mother  so  near; 
Be  kind  to  thy  brother,  nor  show   thy  heart  cold, 

Be  kind  to   thy  sister  so  dear. 


Comin'  Thro'  the  Rye. 


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the  lads  they  smile  at  me,  When  comin'  thro'  the  rye. 
the  lads  thev  smile  on  me.  When  comin'  thro'  the  rye. 
the  lads  they  lo'e  me  weel,  .And  what  the  waur  am  I  ? 


INDEX  TO   MUSIC. 


Page 

Agnus  Dei 14° 

American  song  medley 132 

Angels  ever  bright  and  fair no 

Be  kind  to  the  loved  ones  at  home 158 

Beyond  the  smiling  and  the  weeping 69 

Centennial  song 144 

Christian's  mission 7^ 

Come  unto  me 105 

Comin'  Thro'  the  Rye 159 

Congregational  singing 106 

Consider  the  lilies 58 

Coronation 108 

Depart  from  me 146 

Ere  the  sun  goes  down 90 

Erring  one  and  evangel 80 

Eternal  life  my  cry 36 

Father,  take  my  hand 98 

Flee  as  a  bird 67 

God  knows  it  all 23 

Guard  thy  tongue loi 

He  leads  us  on 24 

He  sfiall  feed  His  flocks 154 

Here  and  there 100 

Home  patriotism 95 

Home  of  the  soul 19 

I  am  waiting  for  thee 83 

I  can  not  do  without  thee 99 

I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth 128 

I'll  tell  them  to  be  true 6 

It  was  a  dream 13S 

Jamie  's  on  the  stormy  sea 109 

Jehovah  is  marching  along 14 

John  Anderson,  my  Jo 26 

Jubilant  song  of  praise 48 

Killarney , 24 

Landing  of  the  Pilgrim  fathers 82 

Lead,  kindly  light 87 

Leap  for  life I iS 

Let  us  try  to  make  life  pleasant 27 

Let  your  light  shine 97 

Mrs.  Lofty  and  1 72 

My  Ain  Countrie 112 

My  daily  wants 31 

My  mountain  home 150 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee 34 

No  tears  in  heaven 65 

Oft  in  the  stilly  night 18 

Old  man  in  a  stylish  church 21 

Old  time  is  flying 46 

Power  of  truth S 

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Praise  the  Lord,  O  my  soul , .  115 

Prodigal  child,  come  home 33 

Remembered  Ijy  what  I  have  done 68 

Renounce  the  cup 51 

Robin  Adair , 34 

Rocked  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep 54 

Save,  Lord 52 

Scatter  seeds  of  kindness 53 

Self-deceived 76 

Singing  for  Jesus 84 

Singing  round  the  world 88 

Song  of  salvation 40 

Steal  away 28 

Still  I  am  singing 35 

Stone  of  beauty 103 

Sweep  through  the  gates 37 

Sweetly  solemn  thought 50 

Swing  low,  sweet  chariot 66 

The  better  land 122 

The  children's  home 29 

The  dying  child 86 

The  grand  old  story 43 

The  guiding  hand 49 

The  ivy  green 136 

The  Lord  will  provide 57 

The  lo>t  chord 124 

The  Marseillaise  Hymn 70 

The  Master  is  Waiting 91 

The  model  church 20 

The  ninety  and  nine 56 

The  old  arm  chair 148 

The  pardon 15 

The  pilgrim's  mission 44 

The  promise  time  to-morrow 79 

The  rose  of  Sharon. ...    32 

The  soul's  cry  answered 92 

The  Star  Spangled  Banner 74 

The  sword  of  Bunker  Hill 73 

There  is  a  green  hill  far  away 62 

The  three  warnings 142 

'Tis  the  last  rose  of  summer 135 

Twenty  years  ago 22 

Your  mission 12 

Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night 47 

We  shall  sleep  but  not  forever 104 

We  '11  meet  and  rest 116 

What  are  you  going  to  do,  brother 60 

When,  where,  and  how  shall  I  die 42 

While  the  years  are  rolling  on 113 

Windham 107 


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